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WATCH: Notre Dame Makes Embarrassing Mistake in Loss to Ohio State

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish certainly found an interesting way to lose on Saturday night.

Matt Galatzan

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There are plenty of ways to lose a football game. 

A team can get blown out, lose in agonizing fashion, or simply get outplayed. 

However, one thing that a coach will never be able to stomach, is his team being unprepared. And in the critical penultimate play of Ohio State's 17-14 win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in South Bend on Saturday, that is exactly what happened.

With just seconds to go in the top-10 primetime matchup, Ohio State had three chances from goal to go to get the win. 

The Irish stood tall on play No. 1. But it was on plays No. 2 and No. 3 that Notre Dame's egregious error came forth, with the Irish playing those final critical downs with just 10 men on the field - including the game-winning score. 

It was a shocking error, to say the least from the Irish. 

Not only did it come from a defense that had held the Buckeyes in check for almost four full quarters, but it came from a team that was led by a defensive guru in Notre Dame head coach - and former Ohio State linebacker - Marcus Freeman.

That's not to say that Freeman is directly responsible for the mistake. 

After all, the players on the field, and the assistants organizing them in and out of the lineup on each and every play, are supposed to know when and where certain players are supposed to be in the game. 

That said, the ultimate responsibility always falls to the head coach, and Freeman would surely be the first to say just that. 

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Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com, AllAggies.com, and the Managing Editor of BuckeyesNow.com and TheGroveReport.com He is also the Editor-In-Chief of RamDigest.com and TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com

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