Recap Week 10…#3 Notre Dame: Beats Pitt to become 9-0 for 1st time since 1993

#3 Notre Dame (9-0) beat Pittsburgh (4-5), 29-26 in 3 OT in South Bend. Perhaps best summed up by head coach Brian Kelly in his post-game press conference: “We overcame a lot tonight…made, uncharacteristically, some mistakes turning the football over.  Obviously twice in the endzone…last year that would’ve been a loss for us.  But our […]

Preview Week 10…#3 Notre Dame: Hoping to distinguish 2012 from 2002

Pitt (4-4) vs #3 Notre Dame 8-0): 3:30 pm EST on NBC.  This year’s matchup will mark the 68th meeting between Notre Dame and Pittsburgh, with the Irish holding a 46-20-1 series lead. 10 years ago almost to the day (11/2/2002), the 5th ranked Irish hosted Boston College, looking to build upon their 8-0 start.  […]

NFL Running Back Dion Lewis: From Pitt to Philadelphia

In 2009 when Pittsburgh running back LeSean McCoy declared early for the NFL Draft, many wondered how true freshman Dion Lewis could possibly replace an NFL-ready running back. McCoy had rushed for almost 1500 yards in his sophomore year and decided to ride that success to the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles.  And while there […]