What a summer it will be for American football fans in Japan.

Lou Holtz, one of U.S. college football's coaching legends, will once again be wearing a navy jacket and cap on the sidelines to represent the University of Notre Dame in the 2009 Notre Dame Japan Bowl, which will be played on July 25 at Tokyo Dome as a memorial event for the 75th anniversary of the introduction of the sport in Japan.

"We feel honored and privileged to be asked to come over here to help Japan celebrate its 75th anniversary of football," said Holtz on Friday in Tokyo.