Northern Illinois walked into Notre Dame Stadium and beat the No. 5 Irish 16-14. It was a moment that could change the entire season trajectory for both programs and ripped up written Week 1 narratives from both teams.
With two hands, Northern Illinois ' defensive lineman Cade Haberman created a fracture in the timespace continuum in college football. The epicenter was South Bend, Indiana.David, the 28-point underdog, felled Goliath and ripped up an entire narrative. Northern Illinois , David in this instance, walked into Notre Dame Stadium and beat the No. 5 Irish 16-14. It was a moment that could change the entire season trajectory for both programs.
Is a MAC title next? That idea is within reach because of Saturday’s win.To put the cherry on top, Notre Dame paid Northern Illinois 1.4 million to play this game at Notre Dame Stadium.NIU, I'm sure, gladly takes Venmo, Zelle, cash or check."We didn't need luck," NIU head coach Thomas Hammock said after the game. "That was our theme. I didn't think we needed luck. We just need to play our best.
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