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Notre Dame defeats Pitt closing their 3-game home stint with a win.
In what was the last of a three game home stretch in South Bend, Notre Dame defeated Pitt in a tough match coming down to the last moments of the game, 76-72.
Head Coach Micah Shrewberry and his team were able to close out their home stretch with a win following two losses to Louisville and SMU.
Markus Burton and Tae Davis were the leading scorers for the Fighting Irish, Burton finishing with 20 points, and Davis finishing with 21. In the second half it was J.R. Konieczny and Cole Certa who stepped up scoring over a combined 20 points to help close out the game.
For Pitt, Cameron Corhen and Ishmael Leggett led the team in scoring, Corhen finishing the game with 20 points, and Leggett finishing with 21 points.
Notre Dame’s Tae Davis scored the first points to get the game started, but it did not take long for Pitt to set the tone. Pitt’s Cameron Corhen responded back, adding points to the scoreboard for the Panthers.
For the duration of the first half the Panthers were in the lead, only by a few points at times, until tying it up in the final ten minutes, to then take the lead with less than six minutes to go until half. Notre Dame’s Markus Burton was able to get a shot off with seven seconds to-go tying it up at 30-30 going into the break.
Going into this second-half Coach Shrewberry and his team came out scoring the first points of the second-half to give them the lead. The Fighting Irish were living up to their name, fighting to win this game against the Panthers.
Both teams were going back and forth in scoring, Notre Dame held the lead for the majority of the half again, Pitt being able to tie the game at some points, even taking a lead. That did not stop Notre Dame by any means, the Fighting Irish established an 11-point lead with under three minutes to go. The three-point shot by Markus Burton would be the last field-goal for the Fighting Irish of the game.
Notre Dame was able to hold-on to the lead they established thanks to key free throws made by J.R. Konieczny. The Irish move to 12-15 on the season and face Clemson in South Carolina on February 26th, 2025.
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Notre Dame dominates Indiana in College Football Playoff
Notre Dame Moves On!
Notre Dame secured a decisive victory over Indiana, defeating the Hoosiers 27-17 in the opening game of the newly expanded 12-team College Football Playoff on Friday night in South Bend, Indiana.
Playing against each other for the first time since 1991, Friday night’s game kicked off after the South Bend area received around two inches of snow earlier in the day, setting up for a chilly affair.
The game started on a chaotic note, with both teams throwing interceptions on their opening drives. However, the No. 7 seed Fighting Irish quickly regained their footing, taking control with a record-setting play early in the first quarter. Pinned at their own two-yard line, sophomore running back Jeremiyah Love ignited the crowd at Notre Dame Stadium with an electric 98-yard touchdown run. Taking the handoff in the end zone, Love broke through the left side and sprinted past the secondary, giving Notre Dame a 7-0 lead and setting the tone early.
The spectacular run was the longest in College Football Playoff history and tied the record for the longest overall run in the school’s storied history.
Love finished the game with eight carries, 108 rushing yards and a touchdown.
Notre Dame’s dominance continued into the second quarter. Irish quarterback Riley Leonard orchestrated a 16-play drive that drained over nine minutes off the clock, culminating in a five-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jayden Thomas. The touchdown extended the Fighting Irish’s lead to 14-0.
No. 10 seed Indiana’s offense struggled to find a rhythm throughout the first half, though the Hoosiers managed to salvage a 34-yard field goal late in the second quarter.
Notre Dame’s kicker Mitch Jeter made a 49-yard field goal in the final seconds of the half to give the Irish a 17-3 lead entering the break.
“We’re going to have to get the pass game going and get the offense going,” Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti said at halftime. “We’re missing too many tackles on defense. I give Notre Dame credit, they’re taking it to us and they get the ball first in the second half. So we got to get this thing turned around.”
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Notre Dame has allowed Head Coach Magazine to cover 2 games this season, One game against Central Michigan and the next against USC with College Gameday in attendance The Fighting Irish are among the most prestigious college football teams of all-time. Since their inaugural season in 1887, Notre Dame has won 11 consensus National Championships, And 11 unclaimed co-national champions for a total of 22..
