'We needed to win like that': Day, Buckeyes best Irish, critics

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Moments after Ohio State players walked toward their tunnel carrying an "Ohio Against The World" flag, coach Ryan Day approached and emphatically pumped his fist toward the fans.

Day's emotions had surged all week, fueled by comments from former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz that Ohio State loses big games because the team isn't physical enough. Holtz told "The Pat McAfee Show" on Friday that "Notre Dame will take that same approach" to hand Day another big-stage defeat.

Instead, the sixth-ranked Buckeyes prevailed 17-14 against No. 9 Notre Dame, and did so in a way that Day couldn't have scripted any better. Ohio State drove the field and scored with one second left on a…