{"id":506350,"date":"2026-03-06T02:10:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T02:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/506350\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T02:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T02:10:08","slug":"keith-olbermann-under-fire-again-after-calling-late-coach-lou-holtz-a-scumbag-in-wild-social-media-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/506350\/","title":{"rendered":"Keith Olbermann under fire again after calling late coach Lou Holtz a ‘scumbag’ in wild social media post"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former ESPN broadcaster Keith Olbermann once again incited backlash on social media Wednesday after he called late legendary college football coach Lou Holtz a \u201clegendary scumbag\u201d in an X post on the day Holtz was announced dead<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cLegendary scumbag, yes,\u201d Olbermann wrote in response to a clip of Holtz criticizing former President Joe Biden in 2020 for supporting abortion rights.<\/p>\n

Olbermann received scathing criticism in response to his post on X.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re a scumbag that needs mental help,\u201d one X user wrote to Olbermann.<\/p>\n

One user echoed that sentiment, writing to Olbermann, \u201cYou\u2019re the real scumbag here. Lou Holtz had more class, integrity, and genuine decency in his pinky finger than you\u2019ll ever show in your lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another user wrote, \u201cYou\u2019re a grumpy, lonely, Godless man. All the things Lou Holtz was not.\u201d<\/p>\n

Olbermann has made it a pattern of sharing politically charged far-left statements that are often combative and ridiculed on social media<\/a>, typically resulting in immense backlash.<\/p>\n

After the U.S. men\u2019s hockey team\u2019s gold medal win, Olbermann heavily criticized the team for accepting an invitation from President Trump to the State of the Union address. Olbermann wrote on X that any members of the men\u2019s team who attended the event were \u201cdeclaring their indelible stupidity and misogyny,\u201d while praising the women\u2019s team for declining the invitation.<\/p>\n

\"TVKeith Olbermann speaks onstage during the Olbermann panel at the ESPN portion of the 2013 Summer Television Critics Association tour at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 24, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. Getty Images<\/p>\n

In January, Olbermann attacked former University of Kentucky women\u2019s swimmer Kaitlynn Wheeler for celebrating a women\u2019s rights rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court during oral arguments for two cases focused on the legality of biological male trans athletes in women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s still about you trying to find an excuse for a lifetime wasted trying to succeed in sports without talent,\u201d Olbermann wrote in response to Wheeler\u2019s post.<\/p>\n

In 2025, Olbermann faced significant backlash after posting (and later deleting) a message on X aimed at CNN contributor Scott Jennings, that said, \u201cYou\u2019re next motherf\u2014\u2013,\u201d shortly after the assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n

Holtz was a stern supporter of President Donald Trump, even saying in February 2024 that Trump needed to \u201ccoach America back to greatness!\u201d<\/p>\n

Near the end of Trump\u2019s first term, shortly after former President Joe Biden defeated him in the 2020 election, Trump awarded Holtz with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award of the United States.<\/p>\n

After Holtz\u2019s death was announced Wednesday<\/a>, several top GOP figures paid tribute to the coach on social media.<\/p>\n

\"LouHoltz died at the age of 89 on Wednesday. ZUMAPRESS.com<\/p>\n

Those GOP lawmakers included senators Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala.; Todd Young, R-Ind.; Tom Cotton, R-Ark.; and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; representatives Greg Murphy, R-N.C.; David Rouzer, R-N.C.; Erin Houchin, R-Ind.; and Steve Womack, R-Ark.; and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis; Indiana Gov. Mike Braun; U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon; and Rudy Giuliani.<\/p>\n

At the time of publication, most prominent Democrat leaders have appeared silent on Holtz\u2019s passing, including prominent Democrats with a football background.<\/p>\n

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who worked as an assistant high school football coach; Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., who was a recruiting target for Holtz in 1986 as a college prospect, and Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, who played in the NFL.<\/p>\n

However, Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Ill., who played football for the University of Illinois, provided a statement to Fox News Digital addressing Holtz\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

\u201cCoach Holtz is a true legend of college football. I\u2019m praying for his family and for everyone who loved him. His impact on the sport\u2014and on the young men he coached\u2014will live on for generations,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former ESPN broadcaster Keith Olbermann once again incited backlash on social media Wednesday after he called late legendary…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":506351,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[156399,113332,349,108,99,1625,9282],"class_list":{"0":"post-506350","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-keith-olbermann","9":"tag-lou-holtz","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-social-media","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-sports-entertainment","14":"tag-x-formerly-twitter"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=506350"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506350\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/506351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=506350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=506350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=506350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}