Notre Dame needed quarterback Jack Coan’s hands to get the job done on Saturday versus Toledo and they took quite a beating on the final drive.
With a minute and 13 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Notre Dame was driving down the field trailing 29-24 looking for the lead. On a play that ended with a penalty on Toledo, Coan dislocated his finger in a collision after throwing the ball away.
Instead of jumping out of the play in a critical time, Coan went to the sideline to get his finger reset. On the very next play? Coan threw the 18-yard game-winning touchdown to tight end Michael Mayer.
Here’s the moment Coan got his finger reset, which was caught on the broadcast. Definitely do not watch if you’re squeamish, though.
Coan just got his finger reset on the fly, nbd pic.twitter.com/OKi3ZvVgoc
— CJ Fogler #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) September 11, 2021
from having a dislocated finger to throwing the winning touchdown pass in 20 seconds pic.twitter.com/AfHxz0Vu9C
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) September 11, 2021
In real time, it took less than 30 seconds for Coan to get his finger reset and then throw Notre Dame’s game-winning touchdown in a nail-biter against Toledo. I’ve personally never had a dislocated finger, but I know that must have been quite an uncomfortable touchdown for Coan to throw.
And yet? So worth it.
