TMG NEWSMAKER OF WEEK: Ian Book
Not much was at stake.
Just an unbeaten regular season, a possible position in college football's Final Four and oh yes, a national championship—down the road, of course.
All Ian Book had to do was lead Notre Dame on a game-tying TD drive in the final seconds of regulation in its game against No. 1 Clemson on Saturday night.
And then, do it again in overtime—or two overtimes.
For the highly under-publicized ND QB this was another challenge.
And, once again, Wood met the challenge, as ND posted a 47-40 double-overtime upset over Clemson on Saturday night.
All Wood did was complete 22 of 35 passes for 310 yards and 1 TD, wrack up 374 yards in total offense.
Included was a game-tying 4-yard TD pass to Avery Davis with 22 seconds left in regulation, as well as a pair of scoring drives in overtime.
Oh, there were a few mistakes, such as a fumble into the end zone in the fourth quarter as the Irish seemed headed for a tying TD in a game in which they had squandered an early 13-point lead.
But at clutch time, Book and the Irish showed up.
ND's victory was its first win over a No. 1 ranked team since it beat Florida State in 1993.
For that and a whole lot more, Ian Book is TMG's Newsmaker of The Week.