Notre Dame-Ohio State: Let’s be honest – Irish choked that away

Let’s be honest for a second – that was an epic choke job by Notre Dame.

You can go ahead and call it an epic comeback by Ohio State if you like.  After all, they were the team that converted a fourth-and-seven in the final minute to extend the game.

They were the ones that didn’t drop a sure interception which would have clinched a victory.

They were the ones that converted a third-and-19 when Notre Dame went into one of the worst prevent defenses you’ll ever see.

And they were the ones that played the game’s final down with 11 players instead of 10.

Notre Dame seemingly had their biggest win in perhaps 30 years secured Saturday night against a resilient Ohio State team.

Ohio State deserves credit, no doubt, but that was an all-time collapse by Notre Dame late.

No, let’s call it what it actually was.

An epic choke job.

Let’s examine…