Notre Dame 47 Clemson 40

A double overtime win for the Irish. There were a lot of heroes in this game, but the biggest hero was Ian Book who out of nowhere got his groove back with big plays and great passing. The highlight was his 53 yard pass to Avery David followed by a 4 yard bullet to Davis for a touchdown.

Lost in all the excitement was a touchdown saving tackle of Travis Etienne by Jay Bramblett as he was returning a missed 57 yard field goal saving a sure score.

Redemption by Book followed by redemption of Brian Kelly who finally got the big win. The ND OL dominated Clemson especially on the 2nd play of the game with precision blocking springing K Williams on a 65 yard TD run – just beautifully executed. Tommy Rees out coached the revered DC Brent Venables.

I don’t care if Clemson had players out. The guys who replaced them were all 5 Star recruits. Clemson is loaded at all positions with star players. Take their freshman 2nd string QB who threw for 439 yards – I don’t see how Lawrence could have done any better.

I also don’t care if we lose the rematch – this was just a magical game for ND and fans flooded the field.

Our Defense beat up on Clemson holding Travis Etienne to 28 yards on 18 attempts.

Check out the game highlights:

Here is the post game Brian Kelly press conference: