Notre Dame Fans Celebrate After Penn State’s Shocking Loss at UCLA

The correct answer would be: nobody worth a darn.

Penn State Fans Embarrassing Themselves?

Perhaps having a road game against someone with a pulse would have been a good idea for Penn State before entering Big Ten play.

Penn State's Two Losses vs. Notre Dame's Two Losses

To take it a step further, Notre Dame lost to Northern Illinois last year, but it was the only regular-season loss the Irish suffered. Penn State has two after also suffering the heartbreaker last week against Oregon, and this week at UCLA. Add in a trip to Ohio State at the start of November and Penn State's chances of making the College Football Playoff are suddenly on life support.

Notre Dame Fans Don't Forget

As someone who spends far too much time on social media, there wasn't a fan base that I saw more interaction with regarding Notre Dame than Penn State this past off-season. Heck, early in the regular season, too. Notre Dame fans clearly didn't forget about that following Saturday's upset by UCLA.

Notre Dame's Chances of Major Recruiting Flip Improve?

It's always hard for me to think one loss impacts the decision for a recruit, but Spell has clearly been interested in dipping his toes in the outside waters for some time now. He may not end up at Notre Dame, but the chances he ends up at Penn State did anything but gain steam on Saturday.

Notre Dame and Penn State in Rankings

The crazy thing to me is that this past week, three AP voters had Penn State still ranked third nationally. Yes, Oregon is outstanding. No, that should never be the case for any team following a loss on its home field.