Overview
- Notre Dame beat No. 22 Pittsburgh 37-15, with Jeremiyah Love rushing for 147 yards and a Tae Johnson interception return setting the tone.
- The Irish have won eight straight by double digits, including a 10-point win over No. 17 USC and a 43-point road rout of Arkansas that held the Razorbacks 20 points below their scoring average.
- Notre Dame sits at No. 9 in the latest CFP rankings, while analytics rate the team higher with FEI at No. 6 and SP+ at No. 5.
- Quarterback C.J. Carr has completed 67% of his passes for 2,487 yards and 21 touchdowns as Love’s season totals reach 1,135 rushing yards with 14 scores, boosted by targets like Malachi Fields.
- Under coordinator Chris Ash, pass defense improved from 289.3 yards at 8.1 yards per attempt over the first three games to 225 at 6.0 since, strengthening projections that favor a 10-2 finish with Syracuse and Stanford ahead.