Notre Dame had the ball and a 14-10 lead with just over four minutes remaining but could not run out the clock. One last gasp was all Ohio State needed to pull out a last second victory with a 65-yard scoring march that broke the hearts of the Irish faithful. The ending was eerily reminiscent to the 2005 Bush Push loss to top ranked USC.
The loss dropped the Fighting Irish to 3-1 on the season. Coach Marcus Freeman confirmed that the hosts had only ten defenders on the field on both the crucial Kyle McCord pass that moved the ball to the Notre Dame one yard line and the subsequent one-yard scoring plunge by Chip Trayanum.