Ex-Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz doubles down on Ohio State critique, says Buckeyes are 'good' but not great

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Former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz had some pointed words about the Ohio State prior to last Saturday's highly-anticipated matchup in South Bend.

Prior to the Ohio State-Notre Dame game, Holtz told "The Pat McAfee Show" the Buckeyes had not been physical enough to beat premier opponents. The retired coach and former ESPN college football analyst cited Ohio State's back-to-back losses to Michigan and its College Football Playoff defeats against Georgia, Alabama and Clemson.

"You look at Coach Day, and I coached at Ohio State under Woody Hayes, Holtz said earlier in the week. "We won the national championship when I was there. I’m proud of that. However, (Day) has lost to Alabama, Georgia, Clemson and Michigan twice. And everybody that beats him does so because they are more physical than Ohio State. And I think Notre Dame will take that same approach."

After the Buckeyes three-point win over the No. 9 ranked Fighting Irish, fifth-year Ohio State coach Ryan Day said Holtz's critique left him in disbelief.

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Ryan Day fired back at Lou Holtz's critique. (Getty Images)

"I’d like to know where Lou Holtz is right now. What he said about our team, what he said about our team, I cannot believe. This is a tough team right here. We’re proud to be from Ohio. It’s always been Ohio against the world, and it will continue to be Ohio against the world," Day said during his postgame on-field interview.

On Tuesday, Holtz made an appearance on Dan Dakich of Outkick's "Don't @ Me" show and doubled down on his previous remarks, saying that while Ohio State won Saturday, Notre Dame was the superior