Two Reasons Why Notre Dame Beat Oregon State

Coach Marcus Freeman raises the Sun Bowl trophy after the Notre Dame’s 40-8 win versus Oregon StateIt’s been a great first run covering the Irish football team this year, and as always, thanks to Josh and the team at One Foot Down for giving me this outlet to share my thoughts on the Notre Dame squad. And I am glad I am writing this column because if you have been reading my articles all year, I only write after the Irish win their matchup, and anything but a victory in the Sun Bowl would have been a tough way to end the year.

The Irish came to play in El Paso on December 29th and thoroughly dominated the Beavers of Oregon State to the tune of 40-8 to finish the season 10-3. Certainly it was…