Social media reacts to Chris Tyree’s 82-yard touchdown on punt return

What a playmaker.

[autotag]Chris Tyree[/autotag] has made one big play after another for Notre Dame this season. He’s done so on both offense and special teams. His latest such play opened the scoring for the Irish’s game against Pittsburgh.

Sam Hartman’s opening drive was moving until he was picked off by Phillip O’Brien Jr. The Irish’s defense promptly forced a three-and-out, and Tyree went back to receive the punt. When he did, he broke multiple tackles and suddenly found himself home free for an 82-yard score, giving the Irish a 7-0 lead:

It’s been a long time since Irish fans have seen a punt returned to the house. You have to go back to [autotag]C.J. Sanders[/autotag] against UMass in 2015 to find the last instance. The program definitely was overdue for one.

Here are some Irish fans’ reactions to Tyree’s big play on social media. After all, it’s been a while since they’ve seen this exact occurrence: