Overview
- ESPN will broadcast live from outside Acrisure Stadium from 9 a.m. to noon ET ahead of kickoff.
- It is Pitt's first Saturday home GameDay since 2005 and the show's first Pittsburgh visit since 2022.
- Pittsburgh enters on a five-game surge under freshman quarterback Mason Heintschel, while Notre Dame has won seven straight.
- Halftime will feature the retirement of Aaron Donald’s No. 97 and a tribute marking 50 years since Tony Dorsett’s 303-yard game against Notre Dame.
- Early betting opened with Notre Dame favored by about 10.5 points, as recent ACC upsets have widened Pittsburgh’s opportunity in the conference race.