US LBM Coaches Poll: Indiana Hoosiers finish season in 1st place
The latest U.S. LBM Coaches Poll has arrived, and Blake Topmeyer breaks down all the stories.
According to ABC57 and other sources, College Football Hall of Fame coach Lou Holtz, who led Notre Dame to a national championship in 1988, has entered hospice care.
A television station in South Bend, Indiana said, “A source close to the family confirmed the news.”
On3 Network’s Kyle Sutherland first reported the news on Thursday.
Holtz, 89, coached the Fighting Irish from 1986 to 1996, leading the team to a perfect 12-0 season and the 1988 national championship.
Holtz compiled a collegiate record of 249-132-7 (.651 winning percentage) during his 33 years as a coach. He finished his career with a bowl record of 12-8-2. He also coached at William & Mary (1969-71), North Carolina State (1972-75), Arkansas (1977-83) and Minnesota (1984-85). He also coached the New York Jets in 1976.
He coached at Notre Dame, then took a two-year break before taking his final coaching job at the University of South Carolina (1999-2004).
Holtz was a college football analyst for ESPN from 2004 to 2015.
The coaching icon was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008 and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Donald Trump in 2020.
