Three points.
It was an abysmal offensive showing from the Notre Dame football team. Three points. That’s all they were able to muster. That’s worse than what the biggest pessimist expected.
Now, the easiest person to point the blame at becomes the quarterback, Ian Book. The quarterback is the Admiral of the offense. He’s the one who gets put on posters. He gets credit for success, and naturally the blame for losses.
In the Cotton Bowl, Book did all he could. Don’t blame him for the offense’s woes. He didn’t play a perfect game by any stretch of the imagination, but he was Notre Dame’s best offensive player throughout the game.