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Beyond the Boxscore: Notre Dame Suffers Yet Another Painful Big Game Loss, Falls to Ohio State

The Ohio State Buckeyes delivered an absolute heartbreaking dagger to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, scoring on the final play of the game to win 17-14 on Saturday night. The instant classic had plenty of thrilling moments, with the Irish seemingly on the verge of coming away with the win.

The Buckeyes had reached the Notre Dame one after a catch by wideout Emeka Egbuka with less than 20 seconds left. After two incompletions, fullback Chip Trayanum bulled his way into the end zone and left Irish fans everywhere devastated and giving the Irish their first loss of the season

Below are some of the other key aspects of the crushing defeat:

Missing Out Early

Both teams had golden opportunities to make the first dent in the scoreboard, only to come up empty.