If you don’t know much about [autotag]Jayden Thomas[/autotag], don’t feel too bad. He had minimal playing time during his freshman year at Notre Dame, and even with more opportunities as a sophomore, he hasn’t done a lot to turn heads. However, you definitely will want to know more about him now after this amazing 30-yard touchdown catch late in the first half against BYU:
JAYDEN. THOMAS. ☘️
TOUCHDOWN IRISH. #GoIrish
📺: @nbc and @peacock pic.twitter.com/Ry28PIr6sI
— Notre Dame on NBC (@NDonNBC) October 9, 2022
That wasn’t your typical long touchdown reception. Thomas had to battle with a defender on him to secure that ball and run toward the end zone only a few yards away. If this is the beginning of what will be a fine rest of his Irish career, Irish fans undoubtedly will be anxious to see what comes next for him. In the meantime, some of them took to Twitter to react to a touchdown catch that many will be replaying over and over for the next week: