The end of Ohio State-Notre Dame featured what will certainly be one of the most dramatic finishes of the college football season.
It also featured what will undoubtedly be the most brutal bad beat that sports bettors will face on Saturdays this fall.
On the 3rd-and-goal right outside the Notre Dame end zone with just three seconds to go, Ohio State running back Chip Trayanum ran in a touchdown to give Ohio State the 16-14 walk-off victory as time expired.
Well, that’s how it looked until the referees decided there was a second left on the clock for an extra point try for the Buckeyes.
That’s not the end of the world for Ohio State, who would kick the extra point with ease and add to the score by a single point.
For bettors and sportsbooks alike, it was a devastating blow as the extra point pushed all bets on the game.
"TOUCHDOWN OHIO STATE. THEY WALK IT OFF AT NOTRE DAME STADIUM."
Ohio State's Chip Trayanum scores on a one-yard run to give the Buckeyes a victory against Notre Dame. pic.twitter.com/DpCgbBuRvk
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) September 24, 2023
You see, the game spread was three points for both Ohio State and Notre Dame bettors. A two-point difference in the final outcome would’ve cashed every bet for Notre Dame +2.5 or +3, but a three-point difference doesn’t do anyone any favors.
Bettors got sent back their wagers, and sportsbooks lost the opportunity to take any money from anyone with the final score. Let this be a lesson to always take the hook.
Even worse: it turns out Notre Dame played the final two snaps of the game with just 10 men on the field for the defense.
If you’re looking for an example for why football is probably not scripted, this is it.
CFB fans know a bad beat when they see one.
That extra point in the Ohio State – Notre Dame game 😳
— Ryan Butler (@ButlerBets) September 24, 2023
OHIO STATE TD WITH 1 SEC LEFT!
17-14 Buckeyes over Notre Dame!
College football is tremendous!
— Sportsbook Consigliere (@SportsbkConsig) September 24, 2023
Was that the most important PAT in sports betting history?
— Eli Hershkovich (@EliHershkovich) September 24, 2023
Welp. Ohio St -3 most of the week. Getting that hook early on was huge.
“Vegas” knew it the entire time.
— Joe Ostrowski (@JoeOstrowski) September 24, 2023
I can't believe Ryan Day kicked that XP with the only chance you have to lose is if ND blocks it and returns for two.
Ohio State fans are right. He is clueless.
— Thomas Casale (@TheTomCasale) September 24, 2023
When you had it at +3.5 pic.twitter.com/3VCXiteLV0
— Bunkie Perkins (@BunkiePerkins) September 24, 2023
Anyone who got a push on Ohio State -3 you are BLESSED
— Braiden Turner (@bturner23) September 24, 2023
Notre Dame ML bettors, let it all out…
Call 959-BAD-BEAT to vent 📞 pic.twitter.com/NEKUBQ5els
— Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) September 24, 2023
Ohio State just May have had the Greatest bad beat in the history of bad beats if they don’t kick the extra point. Someone is screaming somewhere
— 🏴☠️ (@ChrisGard5) September 24, 2023
Not going to lie, that was such a bad beat for me. That was a brutal loss. https://t.co/NrjrqZt81q
— Andy Silva (@ByAndySilva) September 24, 2023
Lol that one extra second on the clock is going to screw so many people. All time bad beat. https://t.co/ONZXIZyyy1
— Steve Pierce (@PostJimmer) September 24, 2023
Ohio States wins at the death and we have an extreme bad beat on the way here.
— Cameron Burnett (@Cdburnett7) September 24, 2023
ND ml all time bad beat alert pic.twitter.com/1xlnox2AN3
— Mike Rizzowski (@waz0wskim1ke) September 24, 2023
That one second added in #OSUvsND was phoned in by #Vegas #badbeat @notthefakeSVP pic.twitter.com/7chJ7Wfiuu
— Kellen Porter (@KellenPorter) September 24, 2023
What a bad beat. One extra second on the clock and they kick the extra point
— Walker Hays (@Walker_Hays) September 24, 2023
THATS A BAD BEAT SCOTT VAN PELT
— Runner (@WF_423) September 24, 2023
