Notre Dame wins thrilling Gator Bowl over South Carolina
If you’re someone who can’t let themselves enjoy college football’s non-playoff bowl games then you missed a ton of fun on Friday afternoon. Notre Dame and South Carolina dueled in a thriller in the Gator Bowl as the game featured just about everything one could imagine.
South Carolina jumped out to 21-7 and 24-10 leads before Notre Dame stormed back to take a 38-31 lead in the fourth quarter. Leading by seven and seemingly about to head in to end the contest for all intents and purposes, Tommy Rees inexplicably decided to pass the ball which resulted in an all-time backfire.
Instead of a two-score lead, a pick-six made the score was 38-38 late in the fourth quarter. The running game was relied heavily on by Notre Dame to get down field before Rees again went to the air with Tyler Buchner, who played his first game since September, and he found Mitchell Evans on a throwback to give the Irish a 45-38 lead.
It might not win any awards for being the best played bowl game you’ll ever see but it was certainly one of the most entertaining games one will ever witness.
The 45-38 win gives Notre Dame a 9-4 final overall record while South Carolina finishes 8-5.
What a way to end Marcus Freeman’s first season as head coach as the game had as many ups and downs as the past four months. Stay tuned to Fighting Irish Wire as we’ll have tons of reaction all evening long.
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