It was a brutal day for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The Virginia Tech Hokies came to South Bend as 17 point underdogs, but as the minutes ticked off of the clock, it became more and more evident that the Irish weren’t good enough to pull off a big point win.
Take your pick for the reasons Notre Dame struggled all day. Penalties and offensive miscues were the most obvious, but the Irish failed to live up to any respectable standard in every phase of the game.
It was the 3 terrible turnovers that ultimately killed Notre Dame.