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Pyrrhic Victory: Kizer Leads Notre Dame Past Virginia 34-27

DeShone Kizer had a great moment at the end of the win, but unfortunately he'll need many more for ND to go anywhere this season.

Well, there's no getting around it. Notre Dame's playoff hopes probably got sunk when quarterback Malik Zaire left the game with what sure looked like a broken ankle. Brian Kelly then confirmed in his post-game presser that it was exactly that and that Zaire is done for the season, so Kizer is your new ND quarterback.

That said, there was still a football game to finish after Zaire left in the third quarter, and after some major bumps, DeShone Kizer wrote himself a nice little chapter in Irish football lore by delivering an absolutely perfect bomb for a touchdown to Will Fuller, giving ND a 34-27 victory.