Phil Steele offers his pick for the meeting between No. 5 Notre Dame (-8) and Pitt at Heinz Field.
Comebacks have been the calling card of this Notre Dame team, a theme that might me lend itself perfectly to the opponent in front of the Fighting Irish this Saturday.
In Pitt, Notre Dame will take on a team that is 5-2 this season in games with a single-digit margin. The Irish, meanwhile, have executed fourth-quarter comebacks in three of their seven victories, with another falling short in their only loss, at Clemson.
That confluence of close calls might be fitting given the nature of Pitt and Notre Dame’s recent meetings.