INSTANT RECAP: Notre Dame football dominates Pittsburgh, 58-7
SOUTH BEND — No. 14 Notre Dame football (7-2) returned to action following a much needed bye week with a 58-7 dismantling of Pittsburgh Saturday.
The ND Insider and South Bend Tribune team of Mike Berardino and Tom Noie were at Notre Dame Stadium and have all your post-game analysis and recap.
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Postgame
▶ Notre Dame football delivers following Marcus Freeman's halftime demand
▶ Analysis: When Notre Dame football needed someone to step up, Jaden Mickey came through
WATCH: Sophomore CB Jaden Mickey on the family component of his first career interception and pick-6 for #NDFootball. pic.twitter.com/Iv22o4JR5p
— Mike BerardinoNDI (@MikeBerardino) October 28, 2023
▶ FINAL: How the points were scored as Notre Dame football dominates Pitt, 58-7
3:41 4th Quarter: Notre Dame 58, Pittsburgh 7
Why not tack on another one. pic.twitter.com/33GsQ3VuXE
— Notre Dame on NBC (@NDonNBC) October 28, 2023
▶ Score: Cooper Flanagan 19-yard pass from Steve Angeli at 3:41 (Zac Yoakam kick)
▶ Drive: Eight plays, 63 yards, 4:30 elapsed after Pitt kickoff
▶ Keys to the drive: Angeli hits Jordan Faison for a gain of 14 and Braylon James for another 12.
8:18 4th Quarter: Notre Dame 51, Pittsuburgh 7
▶ Score: Konata Mumpfield 25-yard pass from Nate Yarnell at 8:18 ( Ben Sauls kick)
▶ Drive: Three plays, 75 yards, 1:29 elapsed after ND kickoff
▶ Keys to the drive: Yarnell hit Karter Johnson for a 50-yard gain to the ND 25
Nate Yarnell 🎯 Konata Mumpfield
25-yard TD puts Pitt on the board 🙌 pic.twitter.com/mnnr6ozkGH— Pitt Football (@Pitt_FB) October 28, 2023
9:47 4th Quarter: Notre Dame 51, Pittsburgh 0
Audric Estime with his third touchdown of the day
A hat trick for Audric Estime! 😤 pic.twitter.com/mjo3A5Fqzq
— Notre Dame on NBC (@NDonNBC) October 28, 2023
▶ Score: Estime 5-yard run at 9:47 (Shrader kick)
▶ Drive: Eight plays, 84 yards 5:05 elapsed
▶ Keys to the drive: Steve Angeli, in relief of Hartman, hits Jeremiyah Love for a 33-yard gain to the Pitt 49. Price adds 23 yard run four plays later.
Fourth 100-yard rushing game of the year for Estime but his first since Central Michigan.
— Mike BerardinoNDI (@MikeBerardino) October 28, 2023
2:21 3rd Quarter: Notre Dame 44, Pittsburgh 0
Another Audric Estime bulldoze touchdown makes it 44-0 Irish and makes it almost certain that we'll see some second- and third-teamers for the fourth quarter.
This one should end now.— Tom Noie (@tnoieNDI) October 28, 2023
▶ Score: Estime 3-yard run at 2:21 (Shrader kick
▶ Drive: Seven plays, 45 yards, 4:07 elapsed after Pitt punt
▶ Keys to the drive: Hartman hits Tobias Merriweather deep down the middle for a 42-yard gain to the Pitt 5 yard-line. It's Merriweather's first catch of the game while Hartman improves to 18-of-25 passing for 288 yards.
8:21 3rd Quarter: Notre Dame 37, Pittsburgh 0
Notre Dame recovers fumbled punt in the the end zone for another Irish touchdown
Notre Dame's defense and special teams has been SWARMING! pic.twitter.com/pxRSDDzl71
— Notre Dame on NBC (@NDonNBC) October 28, 2023
▶ Score: Ramon Henderson recovered fumble in end zone at 8:21 (kick failed)
▶ Keys to the drive: Second special teams touchdown of the day as M.J. Devonshire fumbled Bryce McFerson's 41-yard punt near the goal line.
10:12 3rd Quarter: Notre Dame 31, Pittsburgh 0
Pick six! pic.twitter.com/l32AjUlUmP
— Notre Dame on NBC (@NDonNBC) October 28, 2023
A Jaden Mickey pick-six gives Irish touchdowns on offense, defense and special teams.
We're about done here. It's 31-0 Irish with a ton of time (10:12 in the third quarter) to go.— Tom Noie (@tnoieNDI) October 28, 2023
11:07 3rd Quarter: Notre Dame 24, Pittsburgh 0
A STRONG run out of Jadarian Price extends the Irish lead. pic.twitter.com/U97SJtXdg3
— Notre Dame on NBC (@NDonNBC) October 28, 2023
▶ Score: Jadarian Price 10-yard run at 11:07 (Shrader kick)
▶ Drive: Three plays, 80 yards, 1:33 elapsed after Pitt punt
▶ Keys to the drive: On first play of drive Harman hits Flores for a 60-yard gain down the right side.
24-0 #NotreDame after Price's 10-yard TD run. Still 11:07 left in 3Q.
Key play: 60-yard gain on play-action rollout to Flores, who picked up downfield blocks from Greathouse, Staes.— Mike BerardinoNDI (@MikeBerardino) October 28, 2023
End of first half: Notre Dame 17, Pittsburgh 0
▶ Score: Shrader 23-yard field goal at 0:00
▶ Drive: Four plays, 25 yards, 1:31 elapsed after ND interception
▶ Keys to the drive: Watts does it again, giving the Irish the ball back at the Pitt 30 with his second interception of the game and sixth of the season. Hartman hits TE Mitchell Evans for 21 yards to the Pitt 9. Head coach Marcus Freeman elects to kick field goal after trading pass interference penalties with the Panthers.
And that Irish drive after the Watts interception ends in points - a field goal.
Halftime
Notre Dame 17
Pittsburgh 0— Tom Noie (@tnoieNDI) October 28, 2023
1:00 left in 2nd Quarter: Guess who ... again
Pitt QB CV plays catch with X again. That's 6 picks for Watts on the year, 4 in past 2 games.
— Mike BerardinoNDI (@MikeBerardino) October 28, 2023
10:07 2nd Quarter: Notre Dame 14, Pittsburgh 0
▶ Score: Audric Estime 15-yard run at 10:07 (Shrader kick)
▶ Drive: Four plays, 63 yards, 1:35 elapsed after ND interception
▶ Keys to the drive: Irish get the ball after safety Xavier Watts intercepts his fifth pass of the season and third in two games. A 12-yard Sam Hartman completion to Rico Flores Jr. is sandwiched between Estime runs of 33, 3 and 15 yards.
Estime clearly wearing Panther repellent as he goes untouched up the middle for a 15-yard TD after earlier ramble of 33 yards on the same drive.
14-0 #NotreDame at 10:07 2Q— Mike BerardinoNDI (@MikeBerardino) October 28, 2023
Tenth rushing touchdown of the season for Audric Estime
11:42 2nd Quarter: X-factor strikes again for Notre Dame
Xavier Watts with his 5th pick of the year (and third in past 2 games) as Veilleux goes Oy Vey on downfield prayer.
— Mike BerardinoNDI (@MikeBerardino) October 28, 2023
HE DID IT AGAIN.#GoIrish☘️ | @xavierwatts6 pic.twitter.com/l8Va2B76tV
— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) October 28, 2023
Xavier Watts back down Xavier Watts stuff - playing center field there for the pick and runback.
— Tom Noie (@tnoieNDI) October 28, 2023
All-American CB Benjamin Morrison not playing
More: Benjamin Morrison (quadriceps) ruled out for Notre Dame football vs. Pittsburgh
End of 1st: Notre Dame 7, Pittsburgh 0
END OF 1: #NDFootball 7-0 on the Tyree punt return TD, first for the Irish since CJ Sanders in 2015 vs. UMass.
— Mike BerardinoNDI (@MikeBerardino) October 28, 2023
7:18 1st Quarter: Notre Dame 7, Pittsburgh 0
CHRIS TYREE! 82 YARDS TO THE HOUSE! pic.twitter.com/kohIxNihoR
— Notre Dame on NBC (@NDonNBC) October 28, 2023
Chris Tyree just wouldn't go down...and winds up in end zone...82 yards...special teams strikes again for Irish.
— Tom Noie (@tnoieNDI) October 28, 2023
9:37 left in 1st Quarter: Sam Hartman throws INT on opening drive
No call on apparent interference downfield against Flores. O'Brien intercepts Hartman to stop first #NDFootball drive that had reached Pitt 32.
— Mike BerardinoNDI (@MikeBerardino) October 28, 2023
2nd time in 3 games #NDFootball has opened with an interception on its first offensive series. Before Louisville, that hadn't happened for the Irish since 2021 loss to Cincinnati.
— Mike BerardinoNDI (@MikeBerardino) October 28, 2023
INTERCEPTION @PhillipOJr ‼️
📺 @NBCSports 💻 @Peacock #H2P » #BAM » #WeNotMe pic.twitter.com/3cx75Pfczp— Pitt Football (@Pitt_FB) October 28, 2023
3:35 p.m.: We're underway in South Bend
Ben Morrison out for the game with quad strain.
— Mike BerardinoNDI (@MikeBerardino) October 28, 2023
Fresh off the bye week, HERE COME THE IRISH! 🍀
📺 @nbc and @peacock pic.twitter.com/G3VEXcYKKl— Notre Dame on NBC (@NDonNBC) October 28, 2023
2:36 p.m. Notre Dame football injury update
All #NDFootball players listed on 2-deep roster are available today vs. @Pitt_FB , per ND.
— Mike BerardinoNDI (@MikeBerardino) October 28, 2023
Pregaming
▶ Analysis: Will Notre Dame football grab another transfer quarterback in Sam Hartman's wake?
▶ Notre Dame football's Marcus Freeman on signal-stealing: Guessing wrong can be 'catastrophic'
▶ Sam Hartman shaved beard: Why Notre Dame quarterback trimmed facial hair to just mustache
▶ 'Freakin' Rico Flores' rises to starring role as freshman wideout for Notre Dame football
▶ From WNDU: Meet Notre Dame football’s first female Leprechaun
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