The game also featured two former Notre Dame coaching greats. Lou Holtz, who led the Irish to a national championship in 1988, coached the Gold. He gave Sharpley an earful after a sack.
"We just prayed on it a little bit," Holtz joked afterward.
The Gold players doused Holtz after the game.
"You don't throw Gatorade on a guy at 70 years old in a spring game when it's not expected," he said. "I could have had a heart attack and sued Notre Dame for a lot of money."
Ara Parseghian, who guided Notre Dame to national championships in 1966 and 1973, coached the Blue.
"As I approached the sideline, you're flooded with memories of 11 years that you were here," he said. "We had a lot of exciting games. That's what went through my mind as I was coming out on the field."
pretty neat tradition, but don't think we will ever see that.
"We just prayed on it a little bit," Holtz joked afterward.
The Gold players doused Holtz after the game.
"You don't throw Gatorade on a guy at 70 years old in a spring game when it's not expected," he said. "I could have had a heart attack and sued Notre Dame for a lot of money."
Ara Parseghian, who guided Notre Dame to national championships in 1966 and 1973, coached the Blue.
"As I approached the sideline, you're flooded with memories of 11 years that you were here," he said. "We had a lot of exciting games. That's what went through my mind as I was coming out on the field."
pretty neat tradition, but don't think we will ever see that.
