Former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz and Ohio State coach Ryan Day are still trading barbs before both teams play each other in the College Football Playoff national title game.

After Ohio State beat Notre Dame last year, Ryan Day had a long message for Holtz in his postgame interview. He said that he wanted to know where Holtz was, and that he couldn't believe what was said about his team. Day also insisted that his team was tough.

Ohio State coach Ryan Day vs. former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz is the real rivalry fans should be paying attention to ahead of the College Football Playoff National Championship between the Buckeyes and Fighting Irish.

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.

Day said he expects the national championship will be a "complete battle" and Ohio State will have to play their best game.

At this point every college football fan in the world is familiar with the odd rivalry between former Notre Dame head coach, Lou Holtz, and current Ohio State head man in charge, Ryan Day. The tension between the 88-year old and Day just got a bit thicker as the former Fighting Irish coach picked his old squad to defeat the Buckeyes come Monday in the.

In less than one week, head coach Ryan Day will have his second chance to win a national title at Ohio State. The Buckeyes are in the championship game for the second time under their head coach, and they'll be facing the Notre Dame Fighting Irish for the title in the biggest game of the year.

Last year, legendary Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Lou Holtz criticized the Ohio State Buckeyes for their toughness ahead of the regular season matchup between the two storied programs, prompting a pointed response from Ohio State coach Ryan Day when the Buckeyes beat Notre Dame in South Bend.