Bill McCay/WireImage Former Notre Dame head coach Lou Holtz apparently believes he was a motivating factor for Ohio State in Saturday’s 17-14 loss for the Fighting Irish. Appearing on Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich (starts at 69:00 mark), Holtz said he called Marcus Freeman to apologize for putting Notre Dame in a “bad position” going into the team’s marquee showdown with the Buckeyes. “I called Coach Freeman yesterday and apologized because I put him in a bad position, maybe,” Holtz said. “I don’t feel bad about saying it because I believe it, and Notre Dame was the better football team.” Appearing on the Sept. 22 episode of The Pat McAfee Show (h/t Christopher Breiler of SI.com), Holtz was critical of Day’s track record against elite-level competition. “He has lost to Alabama, Georgia, Clemson, Michigan twice, and everybody that beats him does so because they’re more physical than Ohio State.…
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