The Notre Dame Preventing Irish have been en path to the primary monumental victory of the Marcus Freeman period, main the Ohio State Buckeyes 14-10 with lower than 5 seconds left. The victory wouldn’t be, nevertheless, as Buckeye RB Chip Trayanum scored because the clock hit zero to present the Buckeyes the victory.
Nonetheless, we have now to go to the movie of the snap to essentially perceive how Notre Dame bottled the top of that recreation, as a result of for the final TWO PLAYS of the sport, the Preventing Irish lined up with solely 10 gamers on the sphere.
Sure, you’re seeing that appropriately. The Preventing Irish lined up with solely ten gamers on the sphere for the ultimate two performs of the sport. Bear in mind, that is additionally after a timeout. Notre Dame got here OUT OF TIMEOUT with ten gamers on the sphere for the most important moments of the sport. Jesus is perhaps with you, however you may’t depend on him to set the sting.
Freeman spoke concerning the play and solely having 10 gamers on the sphere after the sport, however I’m undecided if it made issues higher.
“We have been making an attempt to get a 4th D-lineman on the sphere, and I instructed him simply keep off… I did not have any timeouts, proper? So we could not afford a penalty there.”
– Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman on having solely 10 gamers on the sphere for ultimate play pic.twitter.com/Fqtp7oqz0Z
— CBS Sports activities (@CBSSports) September 24, 2023
Ohio State was on the one yard line and it was a primary down with three seconds left. It’s effective to eat the penalty there and have all 11 gamers on the sphere as a result of the ball is barely transferring up an inch or two.
If Notre Dame finally ends up lacking out on a significant alternative to crash the CFP this yr, we will level again to this recreation, and that second, as why. An inexcusably dumb factor to occur.
