Lou Holtz
Lou Holtz
Louis Leo "Lou" Holtzis a former American football player, coach, and analyst. He served as the head football coach at The College of William & Mary, North Carolina State University, the University of Arkansas, the University of Minnesota, the University of Notre Dame, and the University of South Carolina, compiling a career record of 249–132–7. Holtz's 1988 Notre Dame team went 12–0 with a victory in the Fiesta Bowl and was the consensus national champion. Holtz is the only college...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth6 January 1937
CityFollansbee, WV
CountryUnited States of America
Give credit to Wofford on that. We didn't run it until several years after (Wofford).
My first assistant-coaching job in football was at William & Mary in 1961.
This is the type of game you live for.
It's sound. Nobody ever blocked us because of a scheme. They might have blocked us because we didn't block somebody.
I think N.C. State is on the threshold of being an outstanding program. The only problem is the ACC. It's such a great conference now.
The alumni buried me every week. The plots have a view of the dome. It's a better view if you're standing up than if you're laying down.
Our defense is playing very well, ... They haven't given up the big play.
If you try to fight the course, it will beat you.
They better expand that stadium to 175,000 by Saturday if they're going to get everyone in there that thinks they're going to get in.
I am sorry that any rules were violated and I apologize for any embarrassment in my six years at USC, ... We tried to operate not only according to the letter of the law but the spirit of the law as well.
Knowing Bill Snyder and the disciplinarian he is and the approach he has, yeah, I think he will bounce back, ... And he doesn't have to be real good to be pretty good in that North.
The ability of a defense to dominate and stop the run forces you into a one-dimensional game. You come out wanting to play ball control, field position, but by the second quarter, you're down by 17 and you're forced to throw.
At home I have a copy of the April 21, 1986, issue of 'Sports Illustrated.' I'm on the cover with the blurb, 'Can Lou Do It?' I'd just arrived at Notre Dame, and with spring football underway, I was the focal point of that week's coverage.
I've said this all along, I don't know how good we can be because I haven't played anybody on our schedule. But at the same time, I look at it and say - 'We don't have anybody on our schedule that we've beaten that last three years,' ... So, I don't know how we compare to everybody, but I think with the way this team is working, they have chance, at least, to be competitive.