Notre Dame led Arkansas 42-13 on the opening possession of the second half when it faced a fourth-and-10 and did something nobody saw coming. Arkansas certainly didn't. The Irish ran a fake punt to pick up 40 yards.

Those watching at home or in the stadium (actually, there was nobody left in the stadium at that point) were no less caught off guard, and probably asked themselves what Arkansas or Sam Pittman had ever done to Marcus Freeman to cause him to run a fake punt while up 29 points in the fourth quarter.

The answer? Nothing. Marcus Freeman knew the score of the game at the time, but he also knew The Score for Notre Dame, and did what he will have to continue doing for the rest of the season.

Prepare yourselves for it, because it could become the most annoying conversation y

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