Countdown to kickoff: Notre Dame vs. Ohio State is 3 days away

Notre Dame takes on Ohio State on Saturday. The game is one of the most anticipated games for Notre Dame this century.

Joe Montana played football for Notre Dame from 1974-78. He was homesick and dropped to the bottom of the quarterback roster. Head coach Ara Parseghian resigned in December of 1978.

Montana was a backup quarterback for the Irish in 1975. He was the starting quarterback in 1977. Montana won the national championship with the team. The game against Purdue was played in the final 11 minutes of the game. The team was trailing 24-14 at the time. They won 31-24. Roger Valdiserri, the late and legendary Notre Dame media relations director, described the scene against the Boilers in 2010.

Montana is the most famous quarterback in Notre Dame history. He won the 1979 Cotton Bowl with a dramatic comeback against Houston. Montana was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the NFL Draft. He was the fourth quarterback chosen. In his NFL career, Montana led 31 fourth-quarter comeback wins. His best game was a 92-yard, last-minute TD drive in 1989 that secured a 20-16 win over the Bengals in Super Bowl XXIII.