It’s turning into an accomplishment for Notre Dame just to reach the end zone. We haven’t been able to give you a lot of highlights this season because there haven’t been many of them. But the Irish were bailed out on a missed field goal from [autotag]Blake Grupe[/autotag] on an offsides penalty against California. They took advantage of it, and [autotag]Drew Pyne[/autotag] found [autotag]Chris Tyree[/autotag] in the end zone to tie the game in the second quarter:
.@dpyne10 ➡️ @chris_tyree4 for SIX! 🙌 #GoIrish
📺 @nbc and @peacock pic.twitter.com/eQIhNC39r6
— Notre Dame on NBC (@NDonNBC) September 17, 2022
Irish fans have been desperate to talk about anything positive. The first quarter only featured punt after punt after punt, so that made it boring. When the Bears scored a touchdown off a fumble the Irish lost on a bad snap, it went from bad to worse. At least the Irish finally got on the scoreboard.
Here are a few Irish fans who expressed their gratitude for completing what’s increasingly becoming a difficult task: