College football enthusiasts have spotted a “spooky” parallel from the 1993 film ‘Rudy’ following Notre Dame’s 27-24 victory over Penn State in the Orange Bowl on Thursday.
The Fighting Irish secured a historic result to book their place in the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship on Thursday , leaving them needing just one more win to secure yet another piece of silverware for the collection and rewriting their name in the history books.
Having rallied to draw themselves level after going 10-3 behind at the interval of their Orange Bowl clash with the Nittany Lions, Notre Dame produced a memorable second-half fightback to force the tie to overtime, where Mitch Jeter scored a 41-yard field goal in the dying seconds to spark jubilant celebrations among fans, staff and players inside the Hard Rock Stadium.
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But while that was going on, a creepy realization occurred. After Thursday’s match, a fan shared a screenshot from the biographical sports movie ‘Rudy,’ a film that tells the story of Daniel ‘Rudy’ Ruettiger, who overcame numerous obstacles to realize his dream of playing football at Notre Dame…