Will Fuller caught three touchdown passes Saturday afternoon as No. 5 Notre Dame (8-1) continued to build its College Football Playoff case with a 42-30 road victory over Pittsburgh (6-3, 4-1).
DeShone Kizer sparked an efficient Fighting Irish offensive attack by throwing for 262 yards and tallying six total touchdowns. Though it's not a major resume-building victory, it was much-needed, with the team already suffering one loss earlier in the campaign to Clemson.
Here's the quarter-by-quarter scoring recap from Saturday's clash:
Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly felt coming into the game that Pitt represented a tougher test than it may have looked to be on paper—not only due to the Panthers' aggressive, physical brand of football, but also because it was a road game at a time his team isn't totally used to, as noted by Irish247.