Ohio State running back Quinshon Judkins scored three touchdowns for the Buckeyes in the national championship. ( Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Ohio State had to sweat a little bit on Monday night.
The Buckeyes became the first two-loss national champion in 18 years with a 34-23 win over Notre Dame. Ohio State was far better than the Fighting Irish for the first 40 minutes of the game, but needed to stave off a late push from Notre Dame to get the victory.
Notre Dame scored 16 straight points after Ohio State took a 31-7 lead with 12:46 to go in the third quarter. The Irish trimmed the lead to eight with 4:15 to go when Riley Leonard hit Jaden Greathouse for a 30-yard TD before a two-point conversion. But Ohio State iced the game on a third down before the two-minute warning when Will Howard hit freshman phenom Jeremiah Smith for long completion.
Full-circle moment: OSU plants flag after winning natty
Kirk Herbstreit breaks down on TV after OSU win
Kirk Herbstreit gets emotional on the postgame show.
“When I call these games I’m incredibly objective. I love all of these Ohio State teams, but this team because of what they went through to get to this point, you’re just happy.” pic.twitter.com/BylD7WBQ3N
The Buckeyes win the first-ever 12-team playoff, beating Notre Dame 34-23 to claim the title!
It’s Ohio State’s first national title since the 2014 season.
Ohio State adds a FG
Jayden Fielding hits a 33-yard field goal to make it a two-possession game.
With 26 seconds left, it’s all a formality now.
The Buckeyes are on the way to a CFP championship!
Ohio State 34, Notre Dame 23
Another angle of the Jeremiah Smith catch
Ohio State converts on a BIG pass play!
The Buckeyes roll the dice on 3rd down with a deep ball to Jeremiah Smith and it pays off for a huge 55-yard gain!
That will just about clinch it with a fresh set of downs at the 2-minute timeout.
Ohio State still in control
Even amid the chaos, the Buckeyes are basically one or two first downs away from securing the title.
Big 3rd and 11 coming up with 2:45 to go.
Leonard to Greathouse is the key
This Notre Dame comeback bid is all the back of the passing game coming to life with QB Riley Leonard finding his go-to target in Jaden Greathouse.
Greathouse has 5 catches for 11 yards and 2 TDs so far.
Touchdown Notre Dame!
Riley Leonard to … who else? … Jaden Greathouse for a 30-yard pinpoint TD pass!
And the 2-point try is GOOD to make it a one-score game with 4:15 to play.
Ohio State 31, Notre Dame 23
Notre Dame’s passing game coming alive
Suddenly Riley Leonard is slinging it out there as the Irish have quickly crosses midfield again.
Can they convert it into points this time?
Ohio State punts it
For the first time today, Ohio State is punting it away. Obviously a crucial stop by the Notre Dame defense there. ND ball with 6:25 to play for the national title.
Did ND make the right decision to kick?
Many on social media are being critical of Notre Dame’s decision to even try a short field goal when it was down 16 in the 4th quarter.
It was 4th and goal from the 9. Would you have
Notre Dame FG NO GOOD!
Mitch Jeter’s 27-yard attempt hits the upright, and an exciting drive ends in nothing for Notre Dame!
ND moves chains on 4th down!
Riley Leonard delivers another big pass to Jaden Greathouse to convert on 4th-and-5.
Notre Dame doing just enough to keep this game interesting.
The unique identifier ‘SM8750-3-AB’ means that Qualcomm has not one, but two Snapdragon 8 Elite variants with different configurations that can be used by its partners. The standard one offers an 8-core CPU cluster, while the less capable one features a 7-core one, and is the latest entrant into the family. We now take a look at the performance differences between the two, with the latest comparison showing a 14 percent delta in the multi-core category.
The new Snapdragon 8 Elite was benchmarked when running in OPPO’s Find N5, one of the thinnest foldable smartphones around
Before its imminent launch, the OPPO Find N5 was spotted on Geekbench 6, with the most notable change being that it features a Snapdragon 8 Elite with a 7-core CPU cluster instead of an 8-core one. Thankfully, the reduction of cores was not accompanied by a downclock downgrade, as the performance and efficiency cores are both running at their default speeds of 4.32GHz and 3.53GHz, respectively.
Going over the scores, the OPPO Find N5 obtains around what we expected in the single-core results, but the multi-core figures are a different story altogether. With a score of 8,865, the 7-core version of the Snapdragon 8 Elite is around 14 percent slower than the 8-core overclocked variant, which is the one whose performance cores operate at a higher 4.47GHz instead of 4.32GHz.
With the level of thinness achieved by the Find N5, it is safe to say that no expense was spared when designing the ultra-sleek foldable flagship. It is possible that OPPO resorted to using the 7-core version of the Snapdragon 8 Elite as it would reduce the overall components bill and allow the manufacturer to pocket some earnings from the device’s sales.
To be fair, the difference in scores will likely only be visible in benchmarks like Geekbench 6, and we doubt that real-world scenarios would deliver the same results. Then again, those who wish to own the latest and greatest will want to pay a hefty premium in exchange for experiencing the best possible performance.
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