Notre Dame's fierce, gang-tackling defense conceded some yards with the pass, but tightened up near the goal line while limiting Oklahoma to 13 points — well off its 44.7 scoring average entering the game.
game's final 17 points in its last five minutes. Af- ter Golson's touchdown dive, Irish captain and senior linebacker Manti Te'o ended any hopes of an Oklahoma comeback with his fifth interception of the season. Sophomore placekicker Kyle Brindza
turned the pick into three important points with a 46-yard field goal after missing from 35 earlier in the night. Notre Dame has turned
to Te'o, its emotional leader, all year in big mo- ments. He came through again in Norman with
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11 tackles and a quarter- back-flattening sack prior to clinging to Landry Jones' deflected pass. The play was reviewed but upheld, drawing one final loud cry from the home crowd. "I was telling all the coaches … they came
