Notre Dame Sends A Message
The Lead
Wondery
3.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 9 November 2020
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
Four years ago, Notre Dame was 4-8. Two years ago, when they squared off against Clemson in the Cotton Bowl, they got scorched 30-3. But even as the Fighting Irish have struggled lately, head coach Brian Kelly and his staff have quietly been putting the pieces in place to compete with the country's top programs -- and on Saturday, they did just that, defeating #1 ranked Clemson 47-40 in double OT. The Athletic's Pete Sampson joins us to break down what went right for Notre Dame in the game, what to expect in a likely December rematch, and what the team's first victory over a #1 ranked team in 27 years signals for the program.
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| 0:26.7 | For years now, Notre Dame has struggled to compete with the nation's top football programs. |
| 0:31.7 | But on Saturday, they sent a message. |
| 0:43.4 | Today, the Athletics Pete Samson on how the fighting Irish handed number one Clemson |
| 0:48.6 | its first regular season loss in three years and what that signals for the Notre Dame |
| 0:53.8 | program. |
| 0:54.8 | We're throwing a few punches at Clemson on Saturday night, show that Notre Dame can absolutely |
| 0:59.0 | make noise and believe that it can if it does make it to the college football playoff in January. |
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| 1:11.2 | It's Monday, November 9th, and this is the lead. |
| 1:14.5 | It felt like something great was happening. |
| 1:18.6 | There was just something about the emotion and the moment you know the best for best. |
| 1:23.7 | The failures of the past don't matter because we've got this now. |
| 1:29.8 | This isn't a story where the interview the athlete will hold. |
| 1:34.0 | It stays with you. |
| 1:36.8 | Well, so Pete, let's start with Saturday night's game. |
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