BYU Secures National Respect with Historic Win Over Notre Dame

Getty Images PROVO, Utah — When the clock struck zero and No. 8 BYU’s stunning 28-24 win over No. 2 Notre Dame was sealed, Steve Penrose couldn’t keep tears from his eyes. The 64-year-old BYU fan has attended games since he was a toddler, long before LaVell Edwards’ heyday and the rise to national contention. When the ball fluttered harmlessly into the end zone to end the game, sending clouds of fireworks shooting above the historic venue, Penrose and his family joined tens of thousands of fans and rushed the field. “We don’t get the nation’s respect,” Penrose said with…