Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman said he stuck with 10 defenders on the play that allowed Ohio State's game-winning touchdown in order to avoid a penalty.
"To me it was like, 'Hey, don't give them another opportunity to get settled and to try to make a different call,' right?" said Freeman, who didn't have any timeouts remaining."Hey, guys, stay off the field. Let's not give them a freebie from the half-yard line and let's try to stop them.
"And I thought maybe they would do the same thing they did the snap before, and then they ended up running the ball," he said."So I got to watch the play and see where the ball hit. But, yeah, that's why that I made that decision." Notre Dame's shorthanded defense was spotted by many when the officiating crew reviewed the game-winning touchdown.
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