As the final seconds ticked away on Saturday night, the atmosphere in the stands was heavy with disappointment from the Texas A&M faithful. The Notre Dame team played with incredible intensity, outlasting Texas A&M for four quarters in front of the 4th largest crowd in Aggies’ history, with 107,315 fans in attendance.
The Irish were doubted by Vegas oddsmakers, Notre Dame haters, SEC fundamentalists, and self-proclaimed sports media experts all week. They said the Notre Dame offensive linemen were too young. They said A&M’s defensive line was too good. They said A&M head coach Mike Elko was a defensive genius.