Social media reacts to Notre Dame touchdown after early interception
Notre Dame needed to come out strong against USC. The Trojans took the ball first, and it looked like the first possession might not go so well for the Irish when Caleb Williams completed a third-down pass to extend that possession.
But Xavier Watts immediately said enough was enough and picked Williams off. He returned the interception 38 yards to set the Irish’s offense up in the red zone:
PLAY MAKER#GoIrish☘️ pic.twitter.com/JBgFAuNhbZ
— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) October 14, 2023
Three plays later, gi'bran payne received a short pass from Sam Hartman and found enough room to get to the end zone and put the Irish up, 7-0:
TOUCHDOWN IRISH@sam_hartman10 ➡️ @upnexxt03 #GoIrish☘️ pic.twitter.com/3jQTk95Hfb
— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) October 14, 2023
Obviously, there’s a long way to go in this game. Still, the fact the Irish have let the Trojans know that they aren’t just going to roll over them is a thrill. We’ll see how long they can claim to have the upper hand. For now though, let’s see how social media reacted to this game’s early success:
Barry Cunningham
Notre Dame!!! Scores after Caleb Williams INT!!#GoIrish pic.twitter.com/D5at6Q1q9a
— Barry Cunningham (@barrycunningham) October 14, 2023
Ryan Chepkevich
Gibran Payne touchdown Notre Dame is winning 7-0
— Ryan Chepkevich (@oofoof8) October 14, 2023
Andre Triplett
TOUCHDOWN!!! 7-0 #NotreDame #GOIRISH #FightingIrish #Irish #ND #NDvsUSC #USCvsND
— ANDRE TRIPLETT (@ATRIPLETT20) October 14, 2023
Greg Slusarski
Sam Hartman ➡️ Gi’Bran Payne!!! Touchdown Notre Dame!!! ☘️☘️☘️
— Greg Slusarski (@gregslusarski02) October 14, 2023
Joe Holt
Notre Dame scored a touchdown 2.5 quarters earlier tonight than against Ohio State. So that’s cool
— Joe Holt (@joeholt4444) October 14, 2023
Liam Farrell
Notre Dame capitalizes on their Achilles heel from a week ago.
Big 3rd and short conversion leads to an Irish touchdown!
7-0 ND☘️☘️☘️
— Liam Farrell (@LiamFarrell_IT) October 14, 2023
Jack Soble
Touchdown Irish. Gi'Bran Payne out of the backfield. Solid route concept, nice catch on a high throw by the sophomore RB.
Dream start for Notre Dame. 7-0.
— Jack Soble (@jacksoble56) October 14, 2023
Dave Black
Touchdown Irish! The good guys take the early lead!
— Dave Black (@dawblack) October 14, 2023
Charles English
TOUCHDOWN IRISH!!!! 💯☘️💯 #USCvsND
— Charles English (@cenglish61) October 14, 2023
Chris Marysz
TOUCHDOWN IRISH!!!!
— Chris Marysz (@cmmarysz) October 14, 2023
Braxdan Turner
TOUCHDOWN IRISH ☘️ pic.twitter.com/tvMRA5eNmc
— 🏴☠️ Braxdan Turner 🏴☠️ (@FBCoachBT12) October 14, 2023