That End in South Bend 👀

09/25/2023

By: Jeff Yoder

#9 Notre Dame vs. #6 Ohio State Had an All-Time Ending, But #10 Oregon Delivers Humble Pie for #18 Colorado

Wow. The college football gods brought a firestorm of incredible matchups on Saturday for Week 4, and fans across the country were gifted with a barrage of fun games to choose from. While the Oregon-Colorado game was super one-sided (42-6 in favor of the Ducks), we got OT in Death Valley, a shootout in the “nobody wants us bowl,” and a shocker in South Bend. I’ll elaborate…

Week 4 Rewind: Clemson took #4 Florida State into overtime in Death Valley, but it was the Seminoles who stamped their flag in South Carolina to claim the ACC. The “nobody wants us bowl” refers to the matchup between #21 Washington State and #14 Oregon State — the two Pac-12 schools without a future conference lined up. Wazzu got the win (38-35). And then, a Saturday night conclusion like no other — #9 Notre Dame rallied to take the lead late against #6 Ohio State, but a Buckeyes touchdown with 1 second left stunned the Irish faithful. Upon further review, Notre Dame only had 10 men on the field for their goal-line defense. Truly a game of inches. OSU Head Coach Ryan Day was fired up after some pre-game disrespect. This was an early game-of-the-year candidate, without a doubt.

Here’s a rewind of all the top highlights, plus the new AP Poll entering Week 5.

Notable Week 4 Highlights

#4 Florida State def. Clemson (31-24, OT)

#5 USC def. Arizona State (42-28)

#6 Ohio State def. #9 Notre Dame (17-14)

*Ohio State Scores TD With 1 Second Left

#7 Penn State def. #24 Iowa (31-0)

#10 Oregon def. #19 Colorado (42-6)

#11 Utah def. #22 UCLA (14-7)

#13 Alabama def. #15 Ole Miss (24-10)

#21 Washington State def. #14 Oregon State (38-35)

New AP Poll (Top-10)