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No. 9 Notre Dame and No. 22 Pitt are dealing with off in a important Week 12 matchup.
Notre Dame leads 14-0 within the first quarter. Comply with our writers for information, updates and evaluation.
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Q1 7:59 – Notre Dame 14, Pitt 0
Catastrophe for Pitt! Tae Johnson picks off Mason Heintschel, exhibiting off his persistence and velocity, and runs again into the top zone for the decide six.
It’s Johnson's fourth interception of the season. It’s the seventeenth INT for Notre Dame's protection in 2025. Notre Dame leads by 14 in two performs.
Q1 8:16 – Notre Dame 7, Pitt 0
Jeremiyah Love! There are not any phrases. The Notre Dame operating again has a 56-yard landing run, that includes a scintillating spin transfer.
Love has over 1,000 speeding yards this season. His athleticism and explosiveness are on show once more right this moment!
Q1 8:39 – Notre Dame 0, Pitt 0
Pitt can't reap the benefits of the missed Notre Dame discipline aim. The offense has a three-and-out, highlighted by a Mason Heintschel incomplete cross supposed for Cataurus Hicks on third-and-9.
The Preventing Irish take over at their 44-yard line.
Q1 9:56 – Notre Dame 0, Pitt 0
The struggles proceed for Notre Dame’s placekicking. Erik Schmidt hits his 46-yard discipline aim extensive proper.
A pleasant defensive cease for Pitt, the place cornerback Rashad Battle breaks up a third-and-10 cross from CJ Carr. Pitt will restart on offense with underneath 10 minutes remaining within the first quarter.
Q1 12:27 – Notre Dame 0, Pitt 0
Following the massive Shuler deal with on third down, Pitt goes for it on fourth-and-8. However Mason Heintschel will get sacked, leading to a turnover on downs.
Notre Dame begins on offense with favorable discipline place.
Q1 12:31 – Notre Dame 0, Pitt 0
On third-and-8, Mason Heintschel throws over the center of the sector to Cataurus Hicks. However Hicks will get introduced down with a monstrous deal with courtesy of Notre Dame security Adon Shuler.
What a deal with!
Q1 14:44 – Notre Dame 0, Pitt 0
Desmond Reid is among the big-play operating backs within the nation. He reveals that with a 19-yard reception as he turns and runs upfield on the primary play of the sport.
Nice begin for the Pitt offense!
Q1 15:00 – Notre Dame 0, Pitt 0
We’re underway from Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh. Pitt will get the ball to start out the sport.
Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman leads the Preventing Irish onto the sector to a refrain of boos. Not lengthy now till kickoff.
Get excited, soccer followers!
Which suggests it’s your final likelihood to ship in some recreation predictions! Will the Preventing Irish maintain rolling to a different playoff spot, or will the Panthers decide up an enormous resume win? E mail us your ideas: live@theathletic.com.
Each of Notre Dame's operating backs earned a spot in Dane Brugler's updated 2026 NFL Draft board — Jeremiyah Love all the way in which up at No. 5; Jadarian Value at No. 39. Right here's Dane on Love:
💬: “NFL groups trying to change into extra explosive on offense are going to have Love excessive on their want lists in April. His explosiveness and skill to remain afloat as a ball service are distinctive qualities, together with the worth he provides within the passing recreation.”
Love at present leads all FBS operating backs with 16 complete touchdowns (13 speeding, three receiving) and ranks third with 37 performs of 10-plus yards (28 carries, 9 catches).
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No. 9 Notre Dame (-10.5) at No. 23 Pittsburgh
Pitt has gone 5-0 and emerged as a contender for the ACC title since freshman Mason Heintschel took over at quarterback. The Irish, although, are 10-3 underneath Marcus Freeman since 2021 as a street favourite, and the Panthers are 9-13 as a house underdog underneath Pat Narduzzi since 2015. A number of the Panthers’ greatest gamers have been banged up, although, together with operating again Desmond Reid and linebacker Rasheem Biles. Notre Dame’s protection shuts down Pitt’s operating recreation (lower than 100 yards) and forces Heintschel into a few mistakes to win by two scores and cover the spread.
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He’ll in all probability take some needling from former West Virginia kicker Pat McAfee, however anticipate Pitt legend Aaron Donald — who went onto change into one of many biggest defensive linemen in fashionable NFL historical past with the St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams — to get the gang fired up as he returns to Pittsburgh because the visitor picker on “School GameDay” right this moment.
Pitt was included within the Prime 25 on this week’s School Soccer Playoff rankings. The Panthers had been twenty second.
Right here is our Ralph D. Russo on the significance of this week’s Notre Dame-Pitt recreation:
💬 “The Panthers will seemingly play three CFP-relevant video games between now and the top of the common season. The one query is whether or not they’re contenders or simply spoilers by Thanksgiving weekend. A Pitt victory this weekend just about eliminates Notre Dame and breathes life into the complete ACC by clearing out an at-large spot and giving the convention some transitive-property credit score.”
The second School Soccer Playoff rankings had been unveiled on Tuesday. Notre Dame slotted at No. 9.
How will Preventing Irish followers cheer this weekend with loads of pivotal video games on faucet?
Our Notre Dame author, Pete Sampson, has all the main points under.
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Notre Dame throttled Navy final week to enhance to 7-2. So what can the Preventing Irish study from such a dominant efficiency?
Right here is Notre Dame author Pete Sampson following the team’s rout against Navy:
💬“If each nice crew is player-led, Notre Dame felt prefer it nonetheless wanted the pinnacle coach to carry its collective hand getting into November. Which may nonetheless be the case, however Freeman could possibly loosen his grip if the Irish can stack Saturdays like this one collectively.”
Here’s a statistical comparability for the 2 quarterbacks enjoying right this moment:
It’s been one other implausible season for Jeremiyah Love. The Notre Dame operating again has 988 speeding yards on 154 carries. His 13 speeding touchdowns lead the nation.
Love is among the causes for Notre Dame's resurgence. He will probably be an element right this moment in opposition to Pitt.
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi didn't need to add additional pressure on his team forward of dealing with Notre Dame. He downplayed the magnitude of the matchup and its playoff implications.
💬 “Completely not,” Narduzzi mentioned when requested whether or not right this moment’s recreation is a must-win. “I’m glad you introduced that up. It’s not an ACC recreation. I’d gladly get beat 103 or 110 to 10 in that recreation. They might put up 100 on us so long as we win the following two after that.”
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