Notre Dame’s five biggest plays from Clemson upset

Lord knows there were a ton of huge plays made by Notre Dame as they upset Clemson on Saturday but here were the five biggest for the Irish.

What a 24 hours it’s been living in the moment of Notre Dame knocking off the No. 1 Clemson Tigers and moving up to the second spot in the nation’s top 25 polls.A ton went right for the Irish on Saturday night in their win and like happens against great teams, a ton went a bit wrong as well.What were the five biggest plays that shifted the showdown into Notre Dame’s favor though?

Let’s go through all of them in chronological order as it started early for Notre Dame.

Notre Dame Football: Irish shut out from AP Preseason All-American Team

The AP announced their preseason All-American teams on Tuesday. See who made the first and second teams since no Notre Dame players did.

In a busy week for the Associated Press before college football kicks off in a few short weeks, the Preseason All-American Team was announced on Tuesday with no Notre Dame players being named to the squad.

The team is composed of players from teams who will both be playing and not being playing this fall.

11 players on the AP’s first-team and an additional 12 on the second team won’t see action this season which speaks to the volume of talent that won’t be viewed on college football fields this fall.

Complete First Team: