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Notre Dame returns blocked extra point to tie game

September 4, 2016 by Larry Brown • Comments
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Notre Dame extra point

Notre Dame tied its game with Texas on Sunday night in one of the most unconventional ways possible.

The Longhorns scored with 3:29 left in the game to go up 37-35 on the Fighting Irish, but they totally botched the extra point. Notre Dame blocked the extra-point attempt and returned it the distance for two points to tie the game:

That made the score 37-37 instead of 38-35, so it was a huge break for the Fighting Irish. No surprise Texas fans freaked out:

Oh no, Texas. pic.twitter.com/AlzDIYFq9s

— Deadspin (@Deadspin) September 5, 2016

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