There’s no way this is going to happen, right?” Ohio State led by eight in the fourth quarter against Notre Dame in the national title game, and I was all alone. My co-beat writers, Stephen Means and Stefan Krajisnik,

Faced with a third-and-11, Ohio State QB Will Howard threw a deep ball to WR Jeremiah Smith, who came down with the rainbow pass for a 56-yard completion, putting the Buckeyes at the Irish 9-yard line at the two-minute warning. The drive ended with a 33-yard field goal from Jayden Fielding .