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Virginia vs. Notre Dame FINAL SCORE: Irish win 34-27

Ugh. Just ... ugh.

Virginia hung tough with the #9 team in the country, and took a 27-26 lead with under two minutes to play in the fourth quarter. A long Matt Johns pass to WR Ryan Santoro set up Albert Reid for what was, at the time, the go-ahead score.

But Notre Dame's backup quarterback—playing after all-world QB Malik Zaire was carted off with an ankle injury—hit Will Fuller on a 39-yard bomb with 12 seconds left. The defensive line got pressure on DeShone Kizer and forced the play to break down.