Notre Dame Dominates Pittsburgh 37-15 in Key Matchup

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00:00It was a marquee battle.

00:01It was one of the hottest teams in college football.

00:04Pittsburgh had won five straight.

00:06They had an opportunity with a Red Hawk quarterback to knock off a top 10 opponent.

00:10They were catching 12 and a half points at home against Notre Dame.

00:15Notre Dame took this game right from the get-go.

00:18They built a double-digit lead.

00:19They forced turnovers.

00:21Never looked back.

00:22Can they win this going away in dominating fashion, 37-15 over Pat Narduzzi in Pittsburgh?

00:30Everything is still in front of both of these teams.

00:33Notre Dame has to win out to keep their playoff hopes alive.

00:37Pittsburgh has to win their next two to get to a potential ACC championship.

00:42Thoughts about last week's win by Notre Dame over the Panthers?

00:46You know, I keep going back to that quote that Narduzzi made during the offseason.

00:51You know, we don't have to win this game.

00:54And his players played like they didn't have to win it.

00:56Well, Notre Dame had to win it because they've got to win all theirs.

00:59And they played like they had to win it.

01:02And that's kind of the way I look at it right now.

01:04You kind of wish you had a victory there.

01:06But Pitt made mistakes.

01:08Two turnovers.

01:09The quarterback had a couple of turnovers.

01:1214 to nothing before the game turned around.

01:14One was a pick six.

01:15And they got behind.

01:16And there's no catching up, I think, as Pitt against Notre Dame.

01:20Of course, Jeremiah Price had a great, Jeremiah Love had a great game, 147 yards rushing.

01:29Notre Dame just dominated.

01:30But you made mistakes, turned the ball over.

01:33And that was what the concern was with Hinchel.

01:35He's been an exciting freshman, but he's had turnovers in the last games.

01:39And he's got to keep from having that as they go forward.

01:42Because if he turns the ball over, they have a hard time winning against better football teams.

01:47They do.

01:49Now, Notre Dame, that defense, for me, is what's really kicking it up a notch.

01:54We knew that they had a dominant wrestling attack with Price and Love.

01:58And C.J. Carr had stepped up.

02:00He looked poised in the pocket.

02:02Stepped up, made some big throws.

02:04But the defense now, from the loss of Texas A&M coach, has progressed week to week to week.

02:10To where we see them potentially taking it over games, being opportunistic.

02:16This is similar to what we saw last year, where Notre Dame made it to the national title game.

02:22Are they built for the long haul the way they're playing right here, right now?

02:27Yeah, they are.

02:27There's, there's, and this team, this is a heck of a football coach.

02:31I think everybody sees that.

02:32But, you know, defense, run the football.

02:35As you get to the playoffs to postseason, two things you can't invent if you don't have it.

02:41It's hard to invent a good running attack or change a couple of blocking schemes or make different calls.

02:47You've got to have one that's built over the season.

02:49That's what they have at Notre Dame.

02:51You've got to have a defensive mentality.

02:53That's what they have at Notre Dame.

02:55So they're playing right into the postseason by getting better and better.

02:59And that's exactly where they've gone.

03:00And now they will be favored as they finish up their schedule.

03:06And that should get them, all indications are, get them to that college football playoff.

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