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25 posts tagged "Lou Holtz"

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History of the matchup through the eyes of The Observer: Notre Dame vs. Stanford 

The Observer | Friday, October 14, 2022

The Notre Dame-Stanford rivalry is a long-standing matchup, dating back to the close of Knute Rockne’s seventh season as head coach, the first Notre Dame national championship. Since then, Notre Dame leads the series 21-13.  The teams have gone head to head every year since 1988, sans the 2020 Covid-affected season, and The Observer has

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From the Archives: False starts — Deceptively disappointing openings in Notre Dame football

Spencer Kelly | Sunday, September 18, 2022

The fanfare that characterized the beginning of the Freeman Era has all but silenced at this point. Even after capturing his first win against the California Golden Bears on Saturday, another shaky Irish performance has skeptics of Marcus Freeman continuing to question his faculty as a head coach. But as some reporters have pointed out,

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Notre Dame football head coach Marcus Freeman discusses leadership

Maggie Eastland | Monday, February 28, 2022

He gets his work ethic from his father and his selflessness from his mother, but his emphasis on player relationships as Notre Dame head coach is his own. “I love coaching,” Marcus Freeman said. “I love to see our players have success, and so that’s my motivation. That’s my inspiration — to work my tail

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A response to ‘The power of Notre Dame’s Christian left’

Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, February 9, 2021

While Clark Bowden is certainly entitled to his opinion, he is not entitled to alternative facts. Mr. Bowden claimed that Notre Dame did not respond to former football coach Lou Holtz’s remarks at the Republican National Convention when, in fact, a statement was issued the day after the speech. He implies that, while faculty and students protested

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Jenkins congratulates Holtz on Presidential Medal of Freedom

Observer Staff Report | Thursday, December 3, 2020

University President Fr. John Jenkins congratulated Lou Holtz, former Notre Dame football coach, on receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Donald Trump. Holtz served as the head coach at numerous universities and in the NFL, but he is perhaps most known for leading Notre Dame to the national championship in 1988. Holtz is

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Lou Holtz and Notre Dame’s hypocrisy

Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Last month, Lou Holtz spoke at the Republican National Convention. During his speech he called out former Vice President Biden for his support of abortion rights and lauded President Trump’s pro-life agenda. He said Biden and other Catholic politicians who held similar views are “Catholic in name only,” meaning radical pro-choice actions taken and positions

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Imagine if Lou Holtz had never spoken

Gabriel Niforatos | Monday, September 7, 2020

Can you imagine what would have happened if Donald Trump didn’t run for office in 2016? This is a rhetorical question that might leave you grasping for fruit just beyond your reach like Tantalus, picking up “The Time Machine” by H.G. Wells feverishly to see if it would be possible to erase the chaotic four

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Trump to present Holtz with Presidential Medal of Freedom

Observer Staff Report | Friday, September 4, 2020

Former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz will be the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor for a civilian, U.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday at a White House press briefing. Trump chose to honor Holtz for his work both on and off the field, commenting on his charity and time

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The role of religion in government

Blake Ziegler | Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Not even Notre Dame can escape the Republican National Convention following famed football coach Lou Holtz’s speech last week. There has been some coverage from The Observer about students’ reactions, but I want to focus on a particular aspect of the speech. The most controversial part of Holtz’s time on the virtual stage was when

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Trust, commitment and love

Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, September 1, 2020

I am a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and was a student-athlete on the football team for four seasons, from 1995 until 1999. Two of those seasons, Lou Holtz was the head coach. In January of 1995, Lou Holtz came to my home and gave a speech about trust, commitment and love. That

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