Ohio State is tough, OK? Buckeyes coach Ryan Day had words about that and about analyst Lou Holtz, who apparently called the Buckeyes soft, after Ohio State’s 17-14 comeback win over Notre Dame on Saturday. Day made sure that Holtz, and the whole world, knew that his team was tough. End of story. Question it and Ryan Day comes for you next. “What he said about our team, what he said about our team, I cannot believe,” Day fumed, unprompted. “This is a tough team right here. We’re proud to be from Ohio, and it’s always been Ohio against the world, and it’ll continue to be Ohio against the world.” That toughness narrative began to emerge from two straight losses to Michigan, where the Wolverines won with their physical style of play. For that, Day said the Buckeyes had played “one bad half of football” and unfairly became the subject…
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