Holtz finished his six-year tenure at South Carolina with a 2-4 record versus his former team, Arkansas, beating the Razorbacks in Columbia, SC in 2000 and 2004.On September 13, 2008 Lou Holtz was invited back to the campus where a statue of the former coach was unveiled.

Lou Holtz does NOT want his beloved Notre Dame to drop its "Fighting Irish" nickname ... claiming it stems from a group of students who battled the KKK back in the day. Never let the truth get in the way of a good story. Holtz came under scruti… But that’s the Irish way, isn’t it? Upon his exit, USC had posted AP Top 25 finishes in 2000 and 2001 (#19 and No. 13 respectively) and had made consecutive New Year's Day bowls for the first time in its history. "Doesn't matter to Lou though -- who's made his stance clear and warns that he'll REALLY get pissed if the cancel culture reaches his tribute at the school's stadium.

“Three Rules for Living a Good Life — A Game Plan for after Graduation,” by Lou Holtz (Ave Maria Press, 2019) 96 pp., $16.95.

"One tiny little problem -- it's not exactly true, Lou! "83-year-old Holtz was OUTRAGED by the mere suggestion -- and told this tale explaining the origin of the Fighting Irish name.
A weekend of riots drove the Klan out of South Bend and helped bring an end to its rising power in Indiana at a time when the state’s governor was among its members. Waiting for your permission to load the comments.The University says the first use of the nickname may have been in 1909 -- stemming from a fiery half-time speech directed at the football team's Irish players.

The Hall of Fame coach wants to help young adults avoid mistakes that he’s made by sharing his experiences. ""They went down and fought the Ku Klux Klan and that is where the name the Fighting Irish came. Lou Holtz is married to Beth Barcus since July 22, 1961, and lives with her in Orlando, Florida. "A little-known event occurring in 1924 may have inadvertently contributed to Fighting Irish lore. "They were named the fighting Irish because the Ku Klux Klan tried to attack the Catholics," Holtz said.Lou is a legend in South Bend -- famously leading the football team to a national championship in 1988.There are several theories ... but nothing is really concrete.That's news to Notre Dame -- which states on the official school website, "No one really knows for sure how Notre Dame became universally linked with the Irish.
The ceremony took place during the weekend of the Notre Dame/Michigan game, almost twenty-two years to the day after Holtz coached his first Notre Dame team against the Wolverines. They have four children together, three of whom are Notre Dame graduates, while their eldest son Skip is the head football coach at the Louisiana Tech University. That's when I will really get mad. Holtz's time in Columbia saw the resurrection of Gamecock Football, as the program had only one bowl win and no Top 25 finishes in the ten years before his hire. "Next thing you're gonna tell me, they wanna topple my statue at Notre Dame. He typically partnered with Rece Davis and Mark May. He worked on the secondary studio team, located in Bristol as opposed to the game site. Holtz has worked for CBS Sports as a college football analyst and in the same capacity for the cable network ESPN. In addition, he appeared on College Football Scoreboard, College Football Final, College Football Live, SportsCenter, and the occasional game. Assistant coaches under Holtz who became college or professional head coaches:Holtz has written or contributed to 10 books:After consecutive 5–7 campaigns in 2002 and 2003, Holtz finished his South Carolina tenure on a winning note with a 6–5 record in 2004. For a decade from 2005-2014, Lou Holtz and Mark May were paired as analysts on ESPN’s College Football Final (May was actually there since 2001, Holtz joined in 2005). ""All we have is conjecture. The fire broke out early Sunday morning in the 11,000-square-foot home in the gated Lake Nona Gold and Country Club community, which is known for its … In a recent book, alumnus Todd Tucker describes how Notre Dame students violently clashed with the anti-Catholic Ku Klux Klan in that year. He typically appeared on pregame, halftime, and postgame shows of college football games.

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