Kyle McCord was at his best when the game was on the line in Saturday's win over Notre Dame. Can he push Ohio State to the next level?
He allowed himself the brief burst of emotion , but quickly regained his normally subdued demeanor. A few minutes later, McCord snuck in behind coach Ryan Day during his fiery press conference, sitting on a folding chair in the corner of the room while his coach spoke, and scrolling through his phone until it was his turn to address the media. When McCord eventually stepped up to the podium, he answered questions confidently and directly, more like a veteran than a first-year starter.
was a sixth-year transfer who had been in big games like this before. Ryan Day called that comparison"significant" and wasn't naive that it could be a factor in the result.Except that as it turns out, McCord was ready for his close-up and pulled off a critically clutch performance. in the second quarter that would have been a touchdown had the receiver not dropped it in the end zone.His shining moment, of course, was the final dramatic drive. Down 14-10 with 1:26 to play, McCord completed passes to Egbuka for 23 yards on third-and-10, tofor 7 yards on fourth-and-7, and again to Egbuka for 21 yards on third-and-19 that brought the Buckeyes to the 1-yard line and set up the winning play.
"It was almost backyard football-esque there at the end just trying to find the open guy, and we did that," he continued."The rest is history."
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