No. 24 ranked Pitt, playing its first true road game of the season, started like a house of fire on the road at Notre Dame. But the Panthers had to sweat things out at the end, escaping with an 86-82 ACC victory for their 10th consecutive win. Michael Young led the Panthers with 25 points, despite not playing a large portion of the second half because of foul trouble. Jamel Artis had his shooting stroke going on and scored 19, while Sheldon Jeter added 18 off the bench for the Panthers, who led ... Read More
Pitt downed by No. 8 Notre Dame
Pitt and Notre Dame have hooked up in some classic contests throughout history. Saturday wasn’t one of those days. The Pitt offense struggled from the get go and the Panthers’ defense allowed too many big plays as Notre Dame quarterback DeShone Kizer threw for five touchdowns and ran for another as No. 8 Notre Dame had their way with Pitt 42-30. “We are never happy after a loss,” said Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi. “I don’t know what the record of the three teams we lost to this year, but ... Read More
Notre Dame vs. Pitt: Preview, Analysis, Prediction and more
The Pitt Panthers and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will hook up for the 70th time Saturday, continuing a series that has produced some great moments over time. Pitt is off to its best start since 2009, but are looking to bounce back from a 26-19 loss to North Carolina last Thursday. After escaping Temple on Saturday, the Irish checked in at No. 5 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings, so they’re firmly in the hunt for a playoff spot as the regular season winds down. These ... Read More
James Robinson helps lift Pitt to upset over Notre Dame
Pitt Panthers’ junior guard James Robinson scored the Panthers first five points of the game, but it was what Robinson did at the end of the game that meant the most as Pitt put an end to a three-game losing streak with a 76-72 upset of No. 8 Notre Dame Saturday afternoon at the Petersen Events Center. Pitt watched an eight-point lead disappear throughout the game’s final three minutes and trailed by one with 12 seconds left after Robinson missed a free throw and Jerian Grant knocked down a ... Read More
Pitt escapes with road win at Notre Dame
It doesn’t matter whether they are members of the Big East Conference or the ACC, the Pitt Panthers will always have their problems with Mike Brey’s Notre Dame Fighting Irish. That was the case again Saturday for the Panthers, but unlike the past five meetings between the two schools, this time Pitt found a way to come away with an 85-81 victory in overtime. Lamar Patterson scored 20 points, including a pair of free throws with two seconds left, and Talib Zanna had 17 points and 14 ... Read More
Notre Dame-Pitt Preview and More
The last time Pitt and Notre Dame met, the Fighting Irish had to pull out an overtime victory to avoid an upset and keep their national title hopes alive. This time around, the stakes aren't nearly as high, but it's a game both teams need to win nonetheless. After starting the year 3-1, the Panthers have lost three of their last four games and need to get things straightened out if they want to make a bowl game for the sixth straight season. Pitt still needs two more wins to become bowl ... Read More
Can the Panthers play spoiler again?
It seems like decades ago that the Pitt Panthers have played in a meaningful game. The Panthers are set to face off against the No. 3 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday as 17-point underdogs. No one is giving Pitt a chance in this game, and why blame them? Yet in 2007, the Panthers played spoiler in one of the biggest upsets in college football history. I can remember it vividly, as the Dave Wannstedt led 4-7 Panthers traveled to the undefeated West Virginia Mountaineers in the final ... Read More