USATSI Everybody in college football is taking it personally, even when there’s nothing to be taken. Not long after Ohio State’s Chip Trayanum scored a touchdown to give the then-No. 6 Buckeyes a 17-14 win over then-No. 9 Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, millions of viewers across the country found themselves being yelled at by Ryan Day. During his postgame interview, Day went off on Lou Holtz. I was caught off guard by all of it. I even wondered if Day had messed up and confused Marcus Freeman for Holtz, but he hadn’t. It turned out Holtz had plenty to say about the Buckeyes during an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show during the week. Holtz’s comments were no doubt relayed to Ohio State players before the game, who took it personally, just like everybody is taking it personally. After Washington State took care of Oregon State 38-35 in the…
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