Kyle McCord heard the question everyone was asking about him going into Saturday’s game at Notre Dame: If Ohio State needed its new starting quarterback to make plays with the game on the line, would he be up to the task?
That ended up being the exact scenario that played out in South Bend, and McCord proved he was up to the task. In a span of just 85 seconds, McCord led the Buckeyes on a 65-yard drive down the field, completing five of 12 passing attempts for 73 yards – making up for the nine yards he lost on an intentional grounding penalty – before Chip Trayanum punched the ball into the end zone on a 1-yard touchdown run to put Ohio State ahead 17-14 with just one second left on the clock.