No. 6 Notre Dame has experienced quite a bit in 2021 with last-second finishes, thrilling games, and 10 wins in 11 tries.
Something happened for the first time all year though as Notre Dame got started at Stanford:
Notre Dame didn’t receive to start the game.
In all 11 games to date Notre Dame had received the opening kickoff but Stanford won the coin toss and opted to receive.
I have no idea what the history is for the most times a team has received the opening kickoff in a season, but I can tell you that Notre Dame’s bid at doing so came to an end Saturday night at Stanford.
Now enjoy the game.
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