Texas beats No. 10 Notre Dame 50-47 in 2OT thriller

Tyrone Swoopes scored on a lunging 6-yard touchdown run in the second overtime, giving Texas a 50-47 victory over No. 10 Notre Dame on Sunday night.

After both teams scored TDs on their first possession of overtime, Notre Dame settled for Justin Yoon’s 39-yard field goal on its second.

Swoopes, the Texas quarterback, scored the game-winner when he broke a tackle, burst up the middle and stretched the ball across the line.

The score gave the Longhorns a huge victory for embattled coach Charlie Strong after two losing seasons.

Freshman Shane Buechele got the start over Swoopes, but the senior played a huge role in Texas’ running game with two scores and big runs that punished Notre Dame defenders in overtime.

Buechele, the first freshman quarterback to start a Longhorns season opener since Bobby Layne in 1944, was impressive, with 280 yards passing and two long touchdown throws.

Notre Dame quarterback DeShone Kizer rallied the Irish from a 31-17 deficit in the third quarter and finished with 215 yards passing and five touchdowns.

Texas went ahead 37-35 on D'Onte Foreman’s 18-yard touchdown run before Notre Dame blocked the extra point and Shaun Crawford returned it for 2-point score that tied it at 37 with just under 4 minutes left.

This story was originally published September 4, 2016 at 11:09 PM with the headline "Texas beats No. 10 Notre Dame 50-47 in 2OT thriller."