Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman continues to showcase how creative he is.
Freeman made a savvy move during the fourth quarter of Notre Dame’s College Football Playoff quarterfinals matchup with the Georgia Bulldogs at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Thursday. The Fighting Irish were leading 23-10 and had a 4th-and-1 at their 18 with under 8 minutes to go. They lined up in a formation to punt, but then sent the entire unit off the field and substituted them for their offense. Georgia responded by substituting in their defense rather than their punt return unit.
Quarterback Riley Leonard was getting set to snap the ball and caught a few Georgia players jumping offside as the play clock was nearing zero. That penalty gave Notre Dame a first down and allowed them to continue possessing the ball and running more time off the clock.
