Notre Dame comes back to win at Virginia Tech: 5 instant takeaways

Would you have put Coan back in the game?

The cardiac kids were at it again Saturday night as No. 14 Notre Dame trailed Virginia Tech 29-21 with just under four minutes to go in regulation.

Jack Coan was a disaster in the first quarter, replaced by Tyler Buchner who gave the Irish a needed spark before sputtering and appearing to roll his ankle away from a play and being forced to exit.

Coan returned with under four minutes to lead a game-tying touchdown drive before getting the ball back and leading the Irish into range for Jonathan Doerer to hit his second game-winning field goal of the season.

It was a football game that was played and that Notre Dame won,  Here are my five instant takeaways as the Irish move to 5-1: