Coach Lew meet Coach Lou.
ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ Head Coach Sean Lewis, known as "Coach Lew" in football circles, got a moment to meet and hear from the other 'Coach Lou' with ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ roots -- famed college football coach Lou Holtz.
Holtz served as the guest speaker at the Fellow of Christian Athletes breakfast as part of the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise. ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ 70 ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ players and coaches joined a similar group from the team's bowl opponent, Wyoming, along with hundreds of other patrons to hear Holtz share stories of the gridiron as well as his faith.
The event included a few questions from the audience and from one member of each team. Junior Offensive Lineman Elijah Ratliff joined Lewis on stage to ask Holtz questions about life, leadership and winning bowl games.
Lewis and Randale Richmond, ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡'s athletic director, presented Holtz with a ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ jersey.
Holtz coached Notre Dame football to nine straight New Year's Day bowl games, highlighted by an undefeated national championship season in 1988. He guided six different schools to college football bowl games, an NCAA record.
Holtz coached several college teams as an assistant between 1960-68 where Ohio State University won the National Championship his last year before taking head coaching roles at The College of William & Mary (1969-1971), North Carolina State University (1972-1975), the New York Jets (1976), the University of Arkansas (1977-1983), the University of Minnesota (1984-1985), the University of Notre Dame (1986-1996) and the University of South Carolina (1999-2004), compiling a career record of 249-132-7.
ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ (7-6) takes on Wyoming (6-6) Dec. 21 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.