A series of miscues over the final, frantic minutes allowed the Buckeyes to keep their perfect season and playoff hopes intact with an improbable 17-14 victory that will force the Fighting Irish to search for answers this week.
But this year was supposed to be different with the more experienced coach and new starting quarterback Sam Hartman.
Freeman’s team donned its green uniforms and fans obliged with the same color choice, turning the night-time sellout crowd into an early version of Christmas with green and red attire dispersed throughout the Stadium. So when the Irish cut the deficit to 10-7 late in the third quarter then forced a punt, marched 96 yards to take a 14-10 lead on Hartman’s 2-yard TD pass to Rico Flores Jr. in the fourth and subsequently stopped the Buckeyes on fourth-and-1 from the Notre Dame 11 with 4:12 left, the electric crowd sensed Notre Dame was about to add another memorable moment to the program’s long and illustrious history.
Three plays later, the Irish were punting and the Buckeyes had one last chance against what quarterback Kyle McCord identified as “soft” coverage. It was a huge mistake.
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