They didn’t just win on the field, but got the upper hand post-game by getting t-shirts made up that say “Champions Today” with the logo of Ohio State below the slogan.
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Simpson, with 171 rushing and 85 receiving. “But just like this game won’t define this team , one play doesn’t define a game”. More importantly, the program distanced itself from three seasons (2012-2014) in which former coach Brady Hoke went 20-18.
The next time it touched the ball, it went 43 yards in three plays and scored on a 15-yard pass from Barrett to Michael Thomas for a 14-0 lead with 7:41 left in the first quarter.
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The Fighting Irish had some good offensive moments behind Kizer after Buckeyes star defensive end Joey Bosa was ejected for targeting in the first quarter. The final score of this years Fiesta Bowl was Ohio State 44 to 28 Notre Dame. They certainly worked out for the Buckeyes over the past three seasons.
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“The guy is so impactful on our defense”, Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said. I feel like we just weren’t put in the right opportunity to win this game.
Sean Nuremberger kicked three fourth-quarter field goals for the Buckeyes, his last with 2:42 remaining.
Even though he wasn’t able to face a completely healthy Irish defense, Elliott’s National Football League draft stock could only improve after the standout performance-one that featured a tribute to Bosa and his famous shrug after his speedy 47-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. He lowered his helmet and hit Notre Dame quarterback DeShone Kizer in the chest, nullifying safety Tyvis Powell’s interception of Kizer.
It seems harsh to ask about what might have been to players who had just scored a convincing knockout of a Fighting Irish team that might also have made the playoff, but it’s the elephant in the room that can’t be ignored.
J.T. Barrett gave the Buckeyes balance, throwing for 211 yards and a score with 96 yards rushing in the highest-scoring game against Notre Dame’s defense this season. I’m not comparing the two, but your rotation, we’d rather not. We got a little bit of a lift because we had a play that went for 15 yards, plus we had 15 tacked on.
“I really didn’t want to take any attention off the team and what we were focusing on doing and that was winning this game”, he continued.
Chris Ash can shed his Ohio State polo shirt and don his Rutgers hat full-time. Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott trotted over to console him, but there was nothing anyone can do. His first two carries of the second quarter went for a combined 30 yards, and he capped the drive with a one-yard touchdown.
With the win, the Buckeyes won their fifth-ever Fiesta Bowl, tying ASU for second most all-time behind Penn State’s six.
Kizer threw for 284 yards and two touchdowns on 22-of-37 passing, but had an interception and lost a fumble.
But the spirit of a team that fought its way to a 10-win season could be summed up in the way Notre Dame responded to the devastating blow to Smith in the early going, another issue when his replacement, Te’von Coney, was banged up and standout defensive tackle Sheldon Day’s battling through a foot injury and an illness he came down with late in the week. The Irish were down 38-28 with over 12 minutes to go in the game.
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Dobbs scored on runs 14 and 18 yards, and Jalen Hurd ran for 130 yards and one touchdown for the Volunteers (9-4). Widely projected to be one of the top picks in the upcoming NFL Draft, it was always assumed he’d opt to forgo his final year of eligibility, but still, the Fort Lauderdale, Florida native said all the right things leading up to the game against Notre Dame, never saying one way or the other what his intentions were.
