SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The thinking after Notre Dame defeated Texas A&M was that it would be smooth sailing all the way to the College Football Playoff. Well, Northern Illinois has come into Notre Dame Stadium and said not so fast.
After the Irish took a 7-0 lead on their first possession, the Huskies scored an 83-yard touchdown and have been in control ever since, notching two field goals to take a 13-7 lead at halftime. As a final act of humiliation, they blocked a [autotag]Mitch Jeter[/autotag] 48-yard field-goal attempt as time ran out on the first half.
Needless to say, this would be a very damaging loss for the Irish. The last thing they needed when everyone suddenly decided they were on board with them was another letdown that would lead to all their haters dunking on them. That’s the corner they’ve backed themselves into though.
Irish fans are understandably upset with everything that’s going on, and you can see it for yourself here from these posts on social media, some of which are calling for a quarterback change: