ND was down by 20 early in the first half. Took a brief lead in the 3rd Q, but were once again trailing with about 5 mins left in the 4th quarter. That's when they put together a drive that ND fans will be talking about for years to come. Perfect execution down to the last few ticks on the clock.
If I'm being perfectly honest I think the pressure got to be too much for NCTA at the end. I'm sure all week...and probably all year...they had been reminding themselves how ND "stole" their trip to state last year. They had the Knights number for most of this game, but just couldn't put them away.
On the Knights side, they made some big defensive plays with two or three goal line stands...one as time expired in the first half. The Knights have always had offensive firepower but their defense has been the story these last few weeks.
Will it be able to hold up one more week? We'll see...
