NCAA Football – Notre Dame at Stanford

Stanford’s Toby Gerhart is the real deal. So is Notre Dame’s Golden Tate. Last night Gerhart and his Cardinal defeated the Fighting Irish 45-38 at Stanford Stadium in what was a photographer’s (and fan’s) treat. There were amazing touchdown catches, bone crushing rushes (mostly from Gerhart who seemed to often carry the entire ND defense on his back while moving the ball forward), several lead changes, a gutsy 4th and 4 call to even the score late in the fourth quarter, and a game winning touchdown drive. Stanford’s fans rushed the field afterwards which made covering the ensuing melee a bit interesting. Now I see why most coaches have a bubble of police surrounding them after the game — not true for this game. Charlie Weis, who may have coached his last game at Notre Dame, had his own personal bubble of assistants helping to clear the way as he searched for Jim Harbaugh. A great game to end the regular college football season.

Photo gallery from the game

20091128 – Notre Dame at Stanford (NCAA Football) – Images by Jason O. Watson