Best game of the year and one of the best finishes of all time, anywhere, any place in NCAA football. Leinhart made a rolling twisting leap to score the go ahead winning touchdown at 3 seconds left that ripped the hearts out of 80,000 onlooking Irish fans. The lead up to this play was surreal as the Irish fans began pouring on the field as though they had won. The officials cleared the field and reset the clock with 7 seconds left. The rest is history. These two teams proved why they are the best rivalry in college football.
1. When Leinhart fumbled the ball at the goal, the ball flew backwards at least to the 3 or 4 yard line, going out of bounds. Why was the ball re-spotted at the goal?
2. When one of the USC coaches called for a time-out after the fumble, when they did not have any, why was the team not penalized?
With two loses, the other amazing thing will be that Notre Dame will probably still be near or in the top ten.