The Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Penn State Nittany Lions 27-24 in the Orange Bowl to secure a spot in the national championship game. Penn State had the ball with 47 seconds left in a tied game in the fourth quarter, but quarterback Drew Allar threw an interception that led to the Fighting Irish’s game-winning field goal.

One person who may feel bad about that Drew Allar interception is ESPN’s Greg McElroy, who praised Allar and encouraged Penn State to put the ball in his hands to win the game seconds before he was picked off .

“I am aggressive. I got two timeouts. I feel like the dynamic goes back and forth,” McElroy said. “Drew Allar, the quarterback, has made good decisions most of the season and his entire career. He has more than 50 touchdowns and only 9 interceptions in his career. He is unlikely to put the ball in danger. I trust him, I believe he can do it and I would put him in that situation to take them down the field and score a game-winning field goal.

Two games later, Allar threw his 10th career interception.

Coincidentally, McElroy finished his Alabam career with 10 interceptions.