Lou Holtz is once again claiming to be retiring from sports. In a recent interview, Holtz laid down the framework.
“I’d like to leave when people say, ‘Why are you leaving?’ not ‘When are you leaving?’” he said. “This is my fifth last year. They usually talk me into it. ESPN is a great organization to work for. We’ve been together nine years now. That’s unusual. They’re like my family. I love them. We enjoy it. There comes a time where you need to step aside and let the younger people do it.”
Q: On why he wants to retire after the 2014 season:
“I’d like to practice my golf a little more. I’ve been everywhere except to bed. I’ve spoken to everybody except my wife. Somebody said, ‘Do you ever go anywhere where people don’t recognize you?’ I said home. I owe it to her to spend a little more time with her. I said that last year too.”
The problem is that Holtz may have forgotten to inform his current employer, ESPN, that he wasn’t coming back. A spokesperson at the network says that Holtz hasn’t officially made the announcement to them as yet. Holtz is now 77 year old. I think at this point ESPN should have no issues with the man wanting to take a break. Mark May might be heartbroken, but maybe Rece Davis can help him pick up the pieces.
[h/t USA Today Sports, Notre Dame 24/7]