"One of the great things about college football as an experience is that with only 12 games and what feels like 100 teams hoping to play for a championship, every game is loaded with the import of the entire world. When you place that burden on a bunch of 20-year-olds, and coaches constantly on the doorstep of an aneurysm, lots of chaotic and hilarious things will emerge."
"When Notre Dame scored an emphatic touchdown with just under three minutes of game time left, it felt like proof they weren't just a flash-in-the-pan team that got hot last year. They could do it again. Despite how up-and-down their quarterback, CJ Carr, was, they had survived on a gladiatorial performance by their running back. Jeremiyah Love: 94 rushing yards, an additional 53 yards receiving for two touchdowns, including what looked to be the dagger."
College football's short schedule and many contenders make every game carry outsized importance. Young players and stressed coaches under that pressure produce chaotic, hilarious, and sometimes harmful moments. Notre Dame scored an emphatic touchdown with under three minutes left, fueled by running back Jeremiyah Love's 94 rushing yards and 53 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Quarterback CJ Carr was inconsistent, and holder Tyler Buchner fumbled the extra-point hold, reducing a seven-point lead to six. Football often follows a visible rhythm or momentum, exemplified by Tennessee's missed potential game-winning kick that signaled Georgia's victory. Notre Dame later benefited from a holding call on a return touchdown.
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