hello viewers welcome back to talking TV in a surprising turn of events notra Dame's football team faced an unexpected defeat at the hands of Northern Illinois despite entering the game as heavy favorites the Fighting Irish who had recently celebrated a major victory against Texas aan were stunned by a 16 to4 loss on their home turf what seemed like an easy win against a Mid-American Conference opponent became a serious setback for Marcus Freeman Squad Canon woodles 35 yd field goal with just 31 seconds left in the game sealed Northern Illinois Victory notra Dame had a last chance to win it with a 62 yard field goal attempt by Mitch Jeter but it was blocked by the Huskies solidifying their upset but the sting of this loss goes beyond the scoreboard notra Dame had to pay Northern Illinois a staggering 1.4 million doll for this matchup a part of a contractual agreement dating back to 2019 according to reports this payout must be settled within 60 days after the game this isn't notra Dame's first by game this season either later in September they'll be hosting Miami Ohio another team they'll have to pay $1.25 million to ironically Miami Ohio is currently ranked two spots ahead of Northern Illinois in the max standings Notre Dame's loss brings up memories of a similar upset from 2022 when they lost to Marshall another group of five te team after paying $11.25 million to bring them to Southbend for Marcus Freeman's team this defeat shakes up what once seemed like a clear path to the college football playoff now the Irish face uncertainty about their season's future and that's all for today thank you for watching don't forget to like share and subscribe to Talking TV for more updates on all things Sports