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The hopes of the playoffs of Notre-Dame University football were beginning to fade.
The Irish No. 5 have not been synchronized most of Saturday's match against Pittsburgh at Notre Dame Stadium.
Quarterback Ian Book launched two interceptions. Special mistakes were made by teams, including the handing-over of a 99-yard touchdown after returning the shot to Maurice Ffrench. And the normally reliable racing game simply could not work.
However, Book did not panic when the Irish started the campaign with a straight 20 yard on two points with 7 minutes and 26 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
"There's no point in panicking when you have a little bit of time," says Book, "and we were there before, so we did not want to make a bigger contract than it was."
Our Lady kept her cool and walked 80 meters in five runs. Book threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to receiver Miles Boykin for the deciding score with a time remaining at 5:43 and the Irish victory of 19-14.
"I'm proud of the guys who stayed calm, able to get down (the pitch) and win the match," said Book.
Book completed 26 of 32 passes for a total of 264 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions, while Notre Dame (7-0) rallied to avoid a major setback.
"(Pittsburgh) played just the right way to keep the game the same, and we always found a way (winning), giving a kick return for a touchdown, throwing two choices and not scoring. the keys. in the red zone, "said Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly.
"That said, if you tell me that everything will happen and that we always find a way to win the football game, I would be very excited."
Kelly grew in Book, scoring 13-14 for 158 yards and two touchdowns and one interception in the second half. He has completed his last 10 passes.
"His notoriety was not very good in the first period," Kelly said. "We had a good conversation with him in the second half. It 's well installed, but I think it' s only maturing. See things, feel them. We had a great second half. "
The Panthers (3-4) took a 14-6 lead when Ffrench started the third quarter with a 99-yard send-off return.
Jazzee Stocker then intercepted Book to end the first disc of Notre Dame of the period.
"The offensive, I need these guys," Book said. "And if they make a mistake, I need them to forget it and it's the same for me. You think about it for a minute and you have to move on.
He did just that by throwing a 16-yard touchdown pass to Chase Claypool on Notre Dame's next goal to help the Irish get into the 14-12. The Irish went for two, but Book could not complete a pass for Boykin.
Book and Boykin found themselves on the same page for the winning brand.
"It's a game where you have to be confident to play," said Boykin, who finished with four catches for 84 yards and touchdown. "I would not walk on this ground if I did not think we were going to win."
The Irish found a way, even though they were not at their best.
"I do not know of any team that has won the national title and does not have to go back at any point in the season or play in a tight match," said linebacker Drue Tranquill. "It happened (Saturday) for us."
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