On the last full football Saturday of 2018, a day on which fourth ranked Michigan (sucks!) wrecked its season against (the) Ohio State University, and seventh ranked LSU lost to the twenty-second ranked team in the country 74-72, Notre Dame won. In a stadium stained garnet and gold, Notre Dame won. To cap a season that gave truth to the motto, “Winning is Hard,” Notre Dame won.
With the Fighting Irish 11-0 and third in the CFP polls heading into the game, the Trojans had two choices: lay down or stand up. They chose the latter.