Riley Leonard shed some light on the trick play Notre Dame ran in the 4th quarter of its win over Georgia while speaking with reporters on Thursday night.
Facing a 4th and short midway through the 4th quarter, Notre Dame sent the punt unit out only to reverse course and bring the offense back out onto the field. After chaotically substituting its defense back on the field, Georgia’s defensive line jumped offsides — extending Notre Dame’s drive.
The result was that Notre Dame was able to eat several additional minutes off the clock before punting it back to Georgia, effectively ending any hope of a comeback for the Bulldogs. Notre Dame went on to win by the score of 23-10.
After the game, Marcus Freeman was asked about the play call. After initially deflecting credit, Leonard set the record straight.
“That was completely his play and we were going to do it a different way like 2 days ago,” Leonard said. “And then he flipped it and we executed it that way and it worked. So he’s being humble like all throughout the year, but … I’ll say it for him. Great call, great execution.”
Here’s a clip of the moment shared between quarterback and head coach:
WATCH: Marcus Freeman discusses Notre Dame’s trick play late in the game on 4th down that caused Georgia to jump offsides & basically end the game.Riley Leonard then interrupts to say Freeman is being humble & that Freeman tweaked the design 2 days ago & made it better. pic.twitter.com/qsAmfvisGc
— Angelo Di Carlo (@angdicarlo) January 3, 2025In any case, it was a brilliant play design that worked to perfection when Notre Dame needed it to. The Fighting Irish will now face Penn State in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 9.
Riley Leonard credits Marcus Freeman for late trick play vs. Georgia Saturday Down South.
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