McCartney, who led the Buffaloes to three Big Eight titles and a national title in 1990, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2013. With five minutes left in the game, Cronin was given a technical and ejected after furiously contesting what he thought was a missed call.

Notre Dame is playing for a national title for the first time in 12 seasons, and Penn State has come up short yet again in a big-time matchup. Mitch Jeter hit a 41-yard kick with seven seconds to go. Fans can start buying tickets for Vikings-Rams on Friday.