Notre Dame beat Cal 24-17 to give coach Marcus Freeman his first win.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Drew Pyne passed for 150 yards and two touchdowns in his first career start, and Notre Dame overcame numerous mistakes to beat Cal 24-17 on Saturday to give Irish coach Marcus Freeman his first victory.
It wasn’t over until the last play as officials overturned two plays that appeared to be game-clinching turnovers for the Irish, giving the Bears a last-second shot. On fourth-and-13 from the Notre Dame 35, Cal’s Jack Plummer threw the ball into the end zone. The ball bounced off several players and Bears receiver Jeremiah Hunter nearly pulled it in, but the ball landed on the grass.It was a familiar feeling for the Bears, who had five losses by seven points or less last season.
“It’s gut-wrenching,” Cal coach Justin Wilcox said. “We had chances to win. Too many errors. One or two more plays.”“They almost gave me a heart attack out there, man,” he said. “It’s really exciting football to watch, especially when it goes down to the wire like that. That’s going to be a moment we’ll never forget.”
“It’s everything we work for,” he said. “It’s one of our keys to victory, finishing in the fourth quarter. We talk about it every week. We fell short a couple of times, but now we’re on the right track.”[Don't miss] Manti Te’o returns to Notre Dame for his 1st public appearance on campus in a decade: ‘It’s always good to be home’The Irish opened a 24-17 lead with 9 minutes, 16 seconds remaining on a 6-yard pass from Pyne to Michael Mayer, just his second catch of the day.
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