Ohio State has embraced their new rivalry with Lou Holtz, and some Buckeyes fans trolled the legendary Notre Dame coach with an awesome sign during the College Football Playoff National Championship game on Monday night.

Brutus Buckeye and Ryan Day fire back at Holtz's controversial comments after the Buckeyes secure the national title.

"Where is Lou Holtz?"  That question is going to be asked all week leading up to the College Football Playoff championship game between No. 7 Notre Dame and No. 8 Ohio State at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday.

Former Notre Dame head coach, Lou Holtz, is at it again. The former Fighting Irish head coach loves to keep his name in the headlines any way he can, and now he’s using a beef with Ohio State’s Ryan Day to do just that.

The Buckeyes were ranked No. 6 coming into the game ... This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Lou Holtz takes shot at Ohio State's Ryan Day, picks Fighting Irish ahead of CFP championship

Ohio State and Notre Dame will square off in the College Football Playoff national championship on Jan 20 in Atlanta.

Ohio State RB Chip Trayanum plowed through the middle of Notre Dame's defensive line for a 1-yard touchdown on third-and-goal with one second left on the clock to seal the win. During a postgame interview with the NBC broadcast, Day, unprompted, went off on Holtz in a clip that went instantly viral.

During Sunday's media availability, eight days before Notre Dame and Ohio State meet in the national championship game, Day was asked if he had spoken at all to Lou Holtz since the infamous viral moment and if things had been at all patched up between the two.

Lou Holtz became the target of Ohio State coach Ryan Day's post-game rant after the Buckeyes beat the Irish 17-14 on Sept. 23, 2023.

Ohio State Returns to the Top of the CFP Thanks to Ryan Day, and the Best Part Was That Holtz Watched the Game, Sparking a Social Media Frenzy with Reactions and Memes About the Peculiar Moment.

Kelly is "rooting for" his old program heading into the National Championship Game, excited for his former players.