Notre Dame needed some late-game heroics as an 18-point favorite yesterday to keep their home winning streak alive and avoid back to back losses for the first time since 2016. It was a frustrating day at the office for the 16th ranked Irish though as they let a mediocre, at best, Virginia Tech team hang around all game and nearly let the Hokies walk out of Notre Dame Stadium with an upset just like they did in 2016. There’s a lot to unpack from this one, so let’s get started with some overreactions.
Notre Dame has lost this game before
We’ll start with the positive because I’m about to dive into a whole lot of negative.