Ty Schmidt, co-host of the Pat McAfee Show, wore a facemask to mimic former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz during Monday’s game between Ohio State and Notre Dame.
Born on January 6, 1937, Lou Holtz is an American television analyst and college football coach.
He was the head football coach of the University of Arkansas, the New York Jets, North Carolina State University, and the College of William & Mary.
In addition, at the University of South Carolina, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Notre Dame, he has a combined career college head coaching record of 249–132–7.
With a 12–0 record and a victory in the Fiesta Bowl, Holtz’s 1988 Notre Dame squad was the undisputed national champion.
As the only college football coach to lead six different programs to bowl games, Holtz is also the only one to lead four different programs to the final top 15 rankings.
Following his coaching retirement, Holtz worked as a TV college football analyst for ESPN from 2005 to 2015 and CBS Sports in the 1990s.
Furthermore, they elected Holtz into the College Football Hall of Fame on May 1, 2008.
And here’s Ryan Day fired up over Lou Holtz: pic.twitter.com/kYkGAn5BAt
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 24, 2023
Recently, the long-standing conflict between former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz and Ohio State head coach Ryan Day has intensified.
On January 20, 2025, Holtz, 88, went to the College Football Playoff (CFP) championship game between Ohio State and Notre Dame in Atlanta.
By predicting a Notre Dame victory and casting doubt on Day’s performance history, he rekindled his feud with Day on social media.
During the National Championship, a Pat McAfee Show Member Mimics Lou Holtz in a Side-By-Side Shot!
During the College Football Playoff national championship game between Ohio State and Notre Dame, Ty Schmit, co-host of the Pat McAfee Show, was present and dressed in his fake Lou Holtz attire and facemask.
While serving as the anchor for ESPN2’s “Field Pass with the Pat McAfee Show” broadcast of the championship game on Monday, Schmit appears to have stayed true to his Holtz gimmick.
Notre Dame royalty is here
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) January 21, 2025
Coach Lou Holtz & Coach Ty Lou Holtz 😂😂#PMSCFPNATTYESPN2 pic.twitter.com/rk6TZ7azE4
Van Pelt hilariously imitated Holtz’s unique speech pattern when he spoke to show producer Ty Schmit, who was dressed as Holtz, saying,
It’s very difficult to play against the University of Ohio State, everybody knows that it’s like going against a tsunami.
Furthermore, the joke became funnier when they compared the two side by side after the ESPN2 broadcast quickly identified the real Holtz in the stands.
The ongoing playful interactions between Holtz and Ryan Day, the coach of Ohio State, included this lighthearted impersonation.
Both sides took the jokes well, and the friendly banter gave the championship game an amusing element.
Additionally, Holtz stated that although he had not initially intended to attend the game in person, he finally made the decision to do so. It ultimately resulted in a comparison of the real and fake Lou Holtz.
Additional Information
- The estimated net worth of Lou Holtz is $20 million.
- Lou Holtz and his wife, Beth Barcus, were married from July 22, 1961, until her passing from cancer on June 30, 2020.
- He is the father of four children, three of whom graduated from Notre Dame. One of his kids is head coach Skip Holtz.
