Inside Ohio State’s Unstoppable Strategy That Crushed Notre Dame’s Championship Hopes

1. Notre Dame’s offensive line avoided disaster… but that’s itÂ
With several offensive line injuries, the Irish shuffled players around and inserted redshirt freshman Charles Jagusah at left tackle. This was an enormous ask against a frankly terrifying Ohio State defense. Jagusah had been Notre Dame’s preseason starter at the position, but a torn pectoral muscle knocked him out for almost the whole season.
He only returned in the Orange Bowl semifinal, playing right guard amid an injury to starter Rocco Spindler. Jagusah only moved to left tackle here after incumbent starter Anthonie Knapp suffered a high ankle sprain in the Orange Bowl.


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