SOUTH BEND, Ind. — An all-time upset was oh-so-close for the University of Toledo.
When quarterback Dequan Finn kept the ball on a read-option with 1:35 left in the fourth quarter, racing around the left end of the Toledo offensive line, there was nothing but green turf between him and the end zone.
The sun glistened off the Golden Dome in the distance, and the iconic Touchdown Jesus, looming over the very end zone Finn galloped into, could do nothing but pray for a Notre Dame miracle.
Toledo, improbable to many, led the eighth-ranked Irish 29-24 and only 95 seconds remained.