The hand-wringing this week about the ineffective passing game from the Notre Dame Fighting Irish was a dark cloud that hung over the program, the media, and the fans. That 12-7 win over Louisville was the ultimate red flag, and most thought the game against the Pittsburgh Panthers would be filled with enough strange energy to make the game ugly and close.
With a 45-3 curb-stomping of Pitt, I think Notre Dame proved everyone wrong.
The Irish absolutely dominated in all three phases of the game:
- Offensively they had 434 yards and 35 points
- Defensively they allowed 162 yards and 3 points
- Special teams blocked a punt for a touchdown and even added a field goal for 10 points
It was Notre Dame’s most impressive victory by far this year, and they are trending in the right direction with Clemson on the schedule in 2 weeks.