Lou Holtz
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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
We decided we couldn't (cover punts) with two sprinters, ... So we said, 'Let's get seven sprinters going off the line so we can cover them.'
The requests that you have are unbelievable. That's what Notre Dame is all about.
A lot of people didn't even know we were being investigated. When the news broke last week, our freshmen were like, 'We were under investigation? No one ever told us.' It's not like I bothered to tell them.
I think that win really turned our program around,
The University of Notre Dame does not redshirt, and I endorse that policy completely. I am very much in favor of redshirting, but not at Notre Dame. But there's no doubt about it. It puts us at a huge disadvantage.
This is not about Lou Holtz. This is about South Carolina.
I haven't seen anything that would compare to the anxiety of the game. Look at this: USC was No. 1 preseason, Texas was No. 2 and it never changed the entire year. Everyone said these would be the two best teams in the entire country and they were. How often does that happen?
Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.
The requests that you have are unbelievable, ... That's what Notre Dame is all about.
I was impressed with the facilities, the stadium,
Those who know Notre Dame, no explanation’s necessary. Those who don’t, no explanation will suffice.
Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated.
The standards you establish for others must reflect the standards you set for yourself. No one will follow a hypocrite.
Only the unprepared are overcome by pressure