Notre Dame wins a thriller on a walk off field goal.

Penn State played a strong first half highlighted by a 90 yard TD drive taking a 10-0 lead. ND closed the first half with an important field goal to cut the lead to one score and take some momentum back.

The second half was a different story:

The Irish drove straight down the field for a TD on the first possession of the second half and proceeded to dominate the third quarter with 17 unanswered points (including the FG before half) taking a 17-10 lead.

Penn State fought back and tied the game 17-17 at the 10 min mark of the 4th quarter.

Both offenses were running the ball effectively between the tackles. Kaytron Allen and Nick Singleton combined for 160 yards on the ground as Penn State piled up over 200 yards rushing.

Notre Dame answered with 116 yards rushing with gritty runs from Riley Leonard and Jeremiyah Love.

Both teams played a relatively clean game with very few penalties but the difference was the down field passing game.

Notre Dame completely shut down Penn State’s passing game. Conversely Riley Leonard consistently found wideout Jaden Greathouse for critical big plays.

James Franklin detractors will point out that he has still yet to win the big one given the previous two playoff opponents were decidedly weaker teams with inferior rosters.

Marcus freeman looks like a great fit with the Fight Irish and the fan base has to be ecstatic about the future.

Conversely the Penn State fan base may be thinking it's just the same old story and Franklin just cannot win the big one when it matters.

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