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Social media reacts to Notre Dame touchdown after early interception

That was pleasant.

Notre Dame needed to come out strong against USC. The Trojans took the ball first, and it looked like the first possession might not go so well for the Irish when Caleb Williams completed a third-down pass to extend that possession.

But [autotag]Xavier Watts[/autotag] immediately said enough was enough and picked Williams off. He returned the interception 38 yards to set the Irish’s offense up in the red zone:

Three plays later, [autotag]Gi’Bran Payne[/autotag] received a short pass from [autotag]Sam Hartman[/autotag] and found enough room to get to the end zone and put the Irish up, 7-0:

Obviously, there’s a long way to go in this game. Still, the fact the Irish have let the Trojans know that they aren’t just going to roll over them is a thrill. We’ll see how long they can claim to have the upper hand. For now though, let’s see how social media reacted to this game’s early success: