Ex-college football coach Urban Meyer stopped by "Don’t @ Me" on Monday and, when the conversation turned to the late Lou Holtz, Meyer gave a touching tribute to the legend.
Meyer remembered Holtz as a mentor he leaned on, even long after they stopped working together.
"I love Coach Holtz," Meyer said. "Coach Holtz was a walking encyclopedia, and he had two virtues: love and loyalty.
"I only worked for him for a year," Meyer added, "but our relationship actually got stronger as time went on."
Meyer made it clear Holtz wasn’t just someone he admired from afar. He was someone Meyer called, constantly.
"And I used that guy," Meyer said. "I wore him out. He was on speed dial."
NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 01: ESPN analyst Lou Holtz (R) congratulates Head coach Urban Meyer (L) of the Ohio State Buckeyes after defeating the Alabama Crimson Tide in the All State Sugar Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 1, 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide 42 to 35. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
On the show, Meyer pointed to one of the strangest stretches a coach can face: the long gap between winning a conference title and playing for the national championship.
"I always go back to our first chance we had to play for a national championship," Meyer said. "We win the game, and I remember getting back to the hotel after winning the SEC Championship thinking, I don’t have any idea what to do here. No idea. We’ve got 40 days until we’re going to play, and I’m sitting there while everybody’s celebrating."
Coach Meyer said he was typically obsessive about preparation, always keeping notes for the next opponent. That night, he looked down and had nothing.
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