Northern Illinois coach Thomas Hammock gave an amazing, emotional interview after Notre Dame upset

It was an amazing moment for Northern Illinois football and an absolute shocker for Notre Dame, and Huskies head coach Thomas Hammock was understandably overcome with emotion.

His Northern Illinois team went to South Bend to take on the No. 5 Fighting Irish in their home opener, blocked two field goals — including what would have been the go-ahead score as the fourth-quarter clock ran out — and came away with a stunning 16-14 victory.

It's the first time Northern Illinois beat a top-10 opponent in program history.

Following a Notre Dame interception midway through the fourth quarter, Northern Illinois kicked a 35-yard field goal to give his team a two-point lead with just 31 seconds left. The Fighting Irish had to move quickly but were ultimately forced to kick a field goal to try and win.

But it was a long field goal — a 62-yarder with five seconds left on the clock. But Huskies' Cade Haberman blocked his second field goal of the day to secure the win. His earlier block was on a 48-yard Notre Dame attempt as the second quarter clock ran out.

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After the victory, Hammock delivered a wonderfully emotional interview. Fighting through tears, he said: "I'm so proud of our kids, the coaches, just everybody. They believed. They believed. And we came here and got it done."

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Hammock continued:

Definitely no reason to be sorry.

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