Notre Dame Fighting Irish football fan Shane Gillis offered a prayer that his team would beat Ohio State in the national championship Monday night.
The comedian appeared in an Under Armor commercial praying to God to help his team win its first national title since 1988.
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Comedian Shane Gillis reacts on the field before the first round playoff game between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Notre Dame Stadium on December 20, 2024, in South Bend, Indiana. (Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
The Fighting Irish are in the national title game for the first time since 2012, but the NCAA’s sanction for using ineligible players forced the team to vacate its wins this season.
“Hey, God. It’s me Shane. I know I haven’t been here in a while but I have a really big prayer for you,” he said in the commercial. “Notre Dame is in the national championship on Monday. I know you know, because you’ve been with us the whole time – a few weeks ago, that basket. I know you have a lot of things to do, so it was quite relaxing. took the time to help us with that.
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Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman greets a player before the Orange Bowl NCAA College Football Playoff semifinal game against Penn State on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Florida. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
“I also have to say that I didn’t bet on any of those games…Okay, I did, I bet. But in the future, if Notre Dame wins, you won’t bet on the matches… for a month. I’m probably going to bet on Sunday.
“Come on, God. I know you can help us. Trucking guys. Pick six everywhere. Maybe a few Fumblerooskis! Please let Notre Dame win a national championship.”
Gillis was in attendance at Notre Dame’s victory over Indiana in the first round of the College Football Playoff.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish run onto the field before the first round playoff game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Notre Dame Stadium on December 20, 2024, in South Bend, Indiana. (Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
He criticized former Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban, who apparently became legitimately angry with Gillis over criticism of SEC schools paying players.
