As the last of the fans were ushered off the field late after Notre Dame’s 30-27 win over the USC Trojans, I found myself staring at the jumbotron scoreboard and thinking about how this one almost got away.
Before you jump down to the comments to yell at me about being negative — this ain’t that post. In fact, I think the way Notre Dame eventually won this football game is a far more positive thing than many will give it credit for.
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Notre Dame was an 11 point favorite, and the way the game lined up, it would have been weird to see it any other way.