It was a wild Saturday in college football, and if top team after top team taking losses wasn’t crazy enough, another game ended with a one-second clock controversy.
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BYU pulled off an upset over Notre Dame — but social media seems to think the game may not have actually been over.
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Thanks to the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs losing at home to Auburn, No. 2 Notre Dame had a chance to take over the top spot with a win.
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Dame → lose → win
Unfortunately, they would have to do that on the road against the Big 12's top team, the unbeaten No. 8 BYU Cougars.
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And, to make matters worse, the Fighting Irish were without one of their best defensive players almost immediately.
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On BYU's first series, defensive lineman Boubacar Traore was called for targeting on a hit on BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier.
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Traore → call → Bachmeier
That was a costly penalty for a team that doesn't take a lot of them, and the Cougars made them pay.
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They marched downfield — even forcing Notre Dame to burn a timeout — with Bachmeier finding the end zone to open the scoring.
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Bachmeier → march → scoring
Notre Dame hit a field goal in the first quarter and then found the end zone in the second with running back Nolan James Jr. hitting paydirt to give them a 10-7 lead.
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However, BYU had more, particularly a trick play that saw Bachmeier trotting into the end zone with the help of a blocker.
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Bachmeier → have → blocker
Then, as if that wasn't enough, Bachmeier scored another touchdown using his legs just before the half, and with the extra point, that gave BYU a 21-10 lead.
However, there was still enough time for Notre Dame to get another possession, and with just nine seconds on the clock, the Fighting Irish found themselves on the BYU 5-yard line.
Notre Dame QB CJ Carr attempted to spike the ball, but he never had total control of it, and upon review, it was ruled a fumble, with the Irish leaving points on the table and forking over possession.
Notre Dame battled back in the second half, and eventually found themselves up by a field goal.
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BYU responded when Bachmeier — who had already shown he can find the end zone as a rusher and receiver — threw his first passing touchdown of the game by finding tight end Walker Lyons with just under two minutes left in regulation.
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That gave BYU a four-point lead and meant Notre Dame couldn't settle for a field goal.
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Dame → give → goal
The Irish converted on a crucial fourth-and-2 to keep their drive alive, but after failing to get into the end zone, they found themselves facing fourth-and-five with ten seconds remaining.
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They managed to convert with four seconds on the clock, setting up the final play of the game.
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That'll frustrate Notre Dame fans, but not as much as this will.
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The field had been stormed, and both teams had headed to the locker room before that started making the rounds on social media.
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That ended Notre Dame's 16-game winning streak and is one of several outcomes that are going to shake up the rankings and CFP picture in a big, big way.
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Notre Dame will take a week off and then get back at it against Navy, while the Cougars will keep chugging along with a visit to Orlando to take on the UCF Knights.
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