DeShone Kizer threw for five touchdowns and ran for another as No. 8 Notre Dame bolstered its College Football Playoff résumé with a 42-30 victory over host Pittsburgh on Saturday.
Kizer completed 19 of 26 passes for 262 yards with no turnovers as the Irish (8-1) won their fourth straight. Will Fuller caught seven passes for 157 yards and three scores and Josh Adams ran for 147 yards and hauled in Kizer’s final touchdown pass.
Notre Dame never trailed and rolled up 435 total yards in its first game since being ranked fifth in the initial C.