Notre Dame upsets Clemson 47-40: 5 instant takeaways

Notre Dame ended Clemson’s 36 game regular season winning streak Saturday. Here are your instant takeaways from the instant classic.

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Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY SportsKnocking off No. 1 is something Notre Dame hadn’t done since 1993 before Saturday.

In ’93 they beat Florida State and were in the drivers seat for a national championship before losing the next week to Boston College in the final regular season game of the year.

Who awaits next week?

None other than Boston College.

Here’s to hoping there isn’t a substantial letdown and it feels more like ’88 in South Bend next week, the time previous that Notre Dame knocked off No. 1.

The Irish beat No. 1 Miami that year before winning their most recent national championship.

Something that’s very much in a possibility after this historic victory.