Touchdown Jesus Struck By Lightning

Notre Dame fans woke up to the news this morning in a fearful sweat with the news that "Touchdown Jesus" was struck by lightning.

But breathe easy Notre Dame fans for your famous "Touchdown" Jesus overlooking Notre Dame Stadium was not the victim of this act of nature.

Instead, it was another statue of Jesus with his hands raised celebrating a cross of the goal line that was struck with an earth-shattering bolt of electricity.

Confusion aside, the Ohio landmark left a church without its iconic statue in a precarious situation.

What Happened?

The statue, named the "King of Kings" statue, was struck by lightning during a thunderstorm last night around 11:15 p.m according to news reports.

The six-story statue, in the town of Monroe, Ohio just north of Cincinnati, succumbed to the lightning strike and burned down.

Big Attraction

The statue sat in front of the Solid Rock Church along I-75 in southwest Ohio.

Made of plastic form and fiberglass on a steel frame, the statue received thousands of visitors every year.

The luminous statue cost roughly $250,000 and was completed in 2004.

Not THAT "Touchdown Jesus"

When the headline broke, many presumably thought of the fabled "Touchdown Jesus" that overlooks the Irish home field.

That "Touchdown Jesus" on Hesburgh Library has overlooked Notre Dame Stadium since 1964.