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BYU outlasts No. 2 Notre Dame following last-second controversy

Chicago Sun-Times and New York Post describe the same event in different terms.

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Same story. Different framing. Left, center, and right outlets are covering the same event. Here’s how each side worded it.

DIFFERENT SPIN

HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT

Left-leaningCenter-leftNotre Dame's last-minute drive comes up short in loss at BYUChicago Sun-TimesMostly Factual
Right-leaningCenter-right3 takeaways from No. 8 BYU’s historic upset of No. 2 Notre DameDeseret NewsMostly Factual
Center baseline · WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst)HighBYU outlasts No. 2 Notre Dame following last-second controversy

As of October 18, 2026 at 4:45 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened College football has never seen a Saturday like this: five of the top seven teams in the AP Top 25 lost on the same day.
The headline split The left frames it as "Notre Dame's last-minute drive comes up short in loss at BYU". The right frames it as "3 takeaways from No. 8 BYU’s historic upset of No. 2 Notre Dame".
Match confidence High confidence. 7 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh

7 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.

Framing confidenceStrong

76/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftNotre Dame's last-minute drive comes up short in loss at BYU

Chicago Sun-Times · Center-left · News report

CenterBYU outlasts No. 2 Notre Dame following last-second controversy

WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst) · Center · News report

Right / center-right3 takeaways from No. 8 BYU’s historic upset of No. 2 Notre Dame

Deseret News · Center-right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

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WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst)News report · Oct 18, 4:45 AM

BYU outlasts No. 2 Notre Dame following last-second controversy

College football has never seen a Saturday like this: five of the top seven teams in the AP Top 25 lost on the same day.

Open source
Center-rightMostly Factual
Deseret NewsNews report · Oct 18, 4:33 AM

3 takeaways from No. 8 BYU’s historic upset of No. 2 Notre Dame

Pandemonium in Provo. BYU secured arguably its biggest win in program history Saturday night, stunning No. 2 Notre Dame 28-24 at a wild La Vell Edwards Stadium. The Cougars are now 6-0 on t...

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New York PostNews report · Oct 18, 4:32 AM

BYU caps insane college football slate with upset of No. 2 Notre Dame

The thriller capped a wild Saturday in which five of the top 8 teams in the AP Top 25 lost on the same regular-season day for the first time.

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Fox NewsNews report · Oct 18, 4:20 AM

College football faces another clock controversy after BYU upsets Notre Dame

BYU's Bear Bachmeier scored three touchdowns as the unbeaten Cougars stunned Notre Dame 28-24, snapping the Fighting Irish's 16-game winning streak.

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CenterHigh
WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami)News report · Oct 18, 3:41 AM

Bachmeier leads winning drive, No. 8 BYU outlasts No. 2 Notre Dame 28-24

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Bear Bachmeier threw a go-ahead touchdown pass with 1:47 left and then No. 8 BYU stopped No. 2 Notre Dame at the goal line to preserve a riveting 28-24 victory Saturday n...

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Center-leftMostly Factual
Chicago Sun-TimesNews report · Oct 18, 3:36 AM

Notre Dame's last-minute drive comes up short in loss at BYU

PROVO, Utah — Bear Bachmeier threw a go-ahead touchdown pass with 1:47 left and then No. 8 BYU stopped No. 2 Notre Dame at the goal line to preserve a riveting 28-24 victory Saturday night....

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Center-leftMostly Factual
Star LedgerNews report · Oct 18, 3:04 AM

Last second two-point stop gets Notre Dame past Steinert in thriller

Irish, Spartans meet in clash for WJFL Valley Division top spot

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Details76/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 7 sources
76/99 Wording GapHigh confidence7 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 18 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Oct 18, 3:04 AM: Star Ledger joined the source map.

Oct 18, 3:36 AM: Chicago Sun-Times joined the source map.

Oct 18, 3:41 AM: WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) joined the source map.

Oct 18, 4:20 AM: Fox News joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 76/99 and story health is stable · 18 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.