Although [autotag]Christian Gray’s[/autotag] 99-yard pick-six appeared to seal the deal for No. 5 Notre Dame against the USC Trojans, there was still enough time left that it was possible, if not likely, that the Trojans could get two scores and tie the ball game.
Fighting Irish safety [autotag]Xavier Watts[/autotag] said “nah” to all that.
Watts stepped in front of a [autotag]Jayden Maiava[/autotag] pass in the end zone and took it the entire 100 yards for a pick-six touchdown — the second one of that length in Notre Dame history.
It was one drive after Gray’s 99-yard pick-six.
Notre Dame will likely be headed to the College Football Playoff after the second pick-six all but snuffed out a USC comeback.
The Irish did concede another USC touchdown by playing soft in the final minute, but USC didn’t have enough time to get another two scores — which it would need just to tie.
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