But Ohio State forced a punt and the third time turned out to be a charm.Īfter McCord threw an incompletion to the right pylon that left three seconds on the clock, Day decided to trust his run game for the last and all-important yard. Without a stop from the Buckeyes defense, the offense wouldn't have gotten a third chance. It reeked of the 'finesse' label often assigned to the Buckeyes under sixth-year coach Ryan Day. Ohio State failed to pick up the lone yard on consecutive runs and turned the football over on downs with 4:12 remaining. A similar scenario played out in the fourth quarter with the Buckeyes trailing 14-10 and facing a third-and-1 at the Notre Dame 11-yard line. On a third-and-1 midway through the second quarter, Ohio State failed to get that single yard on consecutive plays and turned the football over on downs at Notre Dame's 1-yard line. The outcome denied Notre Dame its first victory over Ohio State since 1936 and gave the Buckeyes their sixth straight win in the series. With the win, Ohio State has now defeated an AP top-10 team for a 10th consecutive season. Undeterred, McCord found Egbuka for the completion which set up Trayanum's score. on a 19-yard diving grab over the middle to push the Buckeyes even closer to the end zone.įrom there, McCord was whistled for intentional grounding with 15 seconds left, which required Ohio State to burn its final timeout to avoid a 10-second runoff. Before the clutch throw, McCord connected with Julian Fleming for a 7-yard completion on a fourth-down play with the game on the line. McCord connected with Emeka Egbuka for a 21-yard gain down the middle of the field that put the Buckeyes on Notre Dame's 1-yard line with seven seconds remaining and no timeouts. Ohio State junior quarterback Kyle McCord, making just his fourth career start, responded by guiding the Buckeyes on a game-winning drive in the final two minutes.

The Buckeyes led 10-0 late in the third quarter before surrendering 14 unanswered to Notre Dame. 9 Notre Dame on Saturday as DeaMonte Trayanum scored a 1-yard touchdown with one second left on the clock to lift the Buckeyes to a 16-14 win in a thrilling classic between two of college football's top brands.

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