20 SEPT. 30, 2023 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED
BY TYLER HORKA AND JACK SOBLE
T
he "O-H-I-O" chants during the
pre-kickoff hype video on the big
board at Notre Dame Stadium
could have been intimidating for
the home team. So could have been a
10-point second-half deficit.
Nope. Not for Sam Hartman and the
Irish. Well, until the very last second
of their top-10 clash versus Ohio State.
Literally — the last second. That's
when the "O-H-I-O" chants came
back and Notre Dame's undefeated
season disappeared.
No. 9 Notre Dame overcame its
double-digit disadvantage only for it
to slip away on an Ohio State touch-
down with one tick left on the clock.
The No. 6 Buckeyes prevailed, 17-14, at
a jam-packed stadium in South Bend in
a slugfest bout between two of the most
prestigious programs in college football
history.
Sloppy and unhinged as it may have
been, and heartbreaking as it was for
Notre Dame (4-1) and its fans, the game
lived up to the hype. One side was al-
ways going to leave the night downtrod-
den and defeated.
BUCKED OFF COURSE
Notre Dame loses to Ohio State, 17-14,
on last-second touchdown
