Notre Dame finished their first season under head coach Marcus Freeman with an incredibly memorable Gator Bowl victory over South Carolina. 45-38 sounds absurd enough to type out but the reality is the game featured a little bit of everything – good and bad.
Most importantly for the Irish, they finish the year with a win and 9-4 overall mark. In a sense it was fitting how this game went, as it was somewhat symbolic of Notre Dame football over the past 13 months.
We’ll have plenty of post-game reaction following the thrilling victory here at Fighting Irish Wire. Let’s start with a few instant takeaways from the 45-38 victory.