Pitt routed by Notre Dame in ugly 45-3 loss

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports The slide for the Pitt football team continues as the Panthers were dominated by Notre Dame on Saturday, 45-3.

While I picked the Panthers to lose this game, I thought it was one in which they would compete. Frankly, I didn’t see this coming at all — even while facing the No. 3 team in the country. It just felt like a game that would/should be closer and I give the Irish all the credit in the world. They didn’t just outplay Pitt, they dominated them. It was flat out ugly and Notre Dame was every bit that much better than the Panthers today.

Part of the problem, as I noted this week, was that I questioned how much Pitt could do offensively against a strong…