Notre Dame avoided joining the ranks of top 10 teams to lose on Saturday with a come from behind victory over Pitt to stay unbeaten on the season. The Irish, a three touchdown favorite, shouldn’t have needed to come from behind or hang on late to stay unbeaten, but it beats losing. Just ask Penn State. There’s a lot to unpack from this one still – luckily we have a bye week to give us some more time – so let’s crack open the post game sixer.
Okay, it was a trap, but that doesn’t excuse it
We knew all of the outside factors working against Notre Dame going into this game, but let’s be clear – they are not excuses.