Notre Dame football vs. Oklahoma State Fiesta Bowl: 3 things we learned

The Notre Dame football team lost a tough one to the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the Fiesta Bowl, and here are three things we learned.

Notre Dame football should have won the Fiesta Bowl. Right before the half, they held a 28-7 lead. By the 4th quarter, Notre Dame trailed 31-28. It was a complete and disastrous collapse against a very good Oklahoma State team. So, in a sense, there is no shame in the loss. At the same time, given the circumstances around it, the loss was also incredibly disappointing.

They say you learn more about yourself in a loss than you do in a win. So, there is going to be more than a little for the Irish to learn following their Fiesta Bowl loss. Some of what they can learn and take away from this game is good. Other times, it’s going to be negative.

No matter what the takeaway from the game is, you also need to put what you learned into action. That means, if you see an issue, you fix it. If you have a positive takeaway, you build on it. So, that’s what Notre Dame needs to do with this loss, find their takeaways and get better from there.

So, here are three key things that we learned from Notre Dame’s Fiesta Bowl loss to Oklahoma State.