With the game tied at 24, another errant Allar throw in the final minute landed in the hands of Notre Dame cornerback Christian Gray at the Penn State 42. A few snaps later, Irish kicker Mitch Jeter made good on his 41-yard try with seven seconds left and the Lions were cooked.

Drew Allar's critical interception sealed Penn State's loss to Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinals at the Orange Bowl.

“It was a huge mistake by Drew Allar,” commentator Greg McElroy said. “Works all the way back and you can never throw a line over the middle, it doesn’t matter what the circumstances are. You want to make a play for your team, but you cannot throw it blind from that far away.’