Troubling injury news for Pitt up front.

Their LT is out and he was the 2nd string. Now moving the RT over, who hasn't been good this season. New RT has only played 29 career snaps.

True freshman starting at RG as well.

ND should have a big advantage against them. Look for a lot of quick game to get the ball out quickly

Pitt defense has a 20.6% havoc rate in the last 4 weeks. Going to need even better than that from them if they want a chance at an upset

Kickoff in about 10 minutes. See you then

Go Irish

No Benjamin Morrison today for ND. Don't know why ND tweets out everyone is available when they are not. Quad strain

Hart moving to the boundary

ND receives, Pitt deferred

1 and 10 at the ND 25

Blitz and Estime open in the flat, gets 7

2 and 3

Stuff inside, no gain. Dayon Hayes made the play. He's their game wrecker up front

3 and 3

Quick flare out to Estime coverts. Hopefully a good sign for ND today on 3rd down

1 and 10

Overload the box, LB off the edge tackles Price for 1

2 and 9

RPO out to Tyree converts

1 and 10

Little screen to Thomas gets good yards on 1st down

More perimeter, quick out to Evans converts. Flores nice block

1 and 10

Tyree reveres gets a few, well played by Pitt

2 and 7

Empty

Hartman picked. Was trying to hit Flores. Little tug by the Pitt nickel and that set up the pick

Promising opening drive with a dud ending

1 and 10 at the Pitt 29

Sack by Liufau on 1st down. Unblocked rusher and QB could not escape

2 and 19

Little bit of triple option out of split backs, pitch well played by Hart.

3 and long

Ball out quick vs 5 man pressure, but short of the stick. 3 and out for ND

Tyree to the house on the an 82 yard punt return!

All him making like 5 guys missing and then no one back there with several blockers around him

7-0 ND

Quick slant, thrown behind the slot. Incomplete

2 and 10

Quick out gets 3

3 and 7

Pitt basically just trying to get the ball out quick and not gaining much. Two yards on an out

3 and out again

Tried another perimeter screen to Love and LB was all over it. TFL

2 and 17

Deep ball to Tyree and wow! What a catch! Brought in the ball over his shoulder for a huge play.

ND in the red zone

Quick play-action perimeter play to Staes gets 9

2 and 1

Estime fights for a 1st, but Pitt had good penetration on that play. Tough sledding inside early on

1 and goal

Coverage sack. 2 and goal at the 16

RPO and Hartman just makes an ill advised throw. Tipped by the backer and he picks it. Big stop by the Pitt to get no points

Couple of nice outside zone runs get Pitt their first 1st down of the game

1 and 10

False start

1 and 15

New RT jumped. Bertrand blitz forces the ball out incomplete. Great timing on that

2 and 15

Pressure from Cross forces another bad throw

3 and 15

Another short throw will force another punt

Bad punt, good field position for ND at their own 42

1 and 10

Really well blocked on the pitch, 8 yards for Estime. Nice job by Flores and Evans. Spindler leading the way

Nice timing to Thomas on the out for 16 close the quarter

ND ball at the Pitt 42 when they come back from the break

7-0

Love dropped one and he had some room out in space. Ugh

2 and 10

Tough run inside gets about 4 for Estime

3 and 6

Probably a two down call here for ND. Long FG range here

Timeout by ND. Clock running down after ND tried to check a protection

Tried to catch Pitt in a pressure, but only a gain of 2 on the counter. Hayes again blew it up

4 and 4 and ND will go

Pitt calls a timeout

Pitt brought the house and Hartman had to throw it up, but ball wasn't that close. Would have been a Sportscenter top-10 catch if he made it

Pitt football

1 and 10

Speed option, good gain of 6

2 and 4

Way off to Means down the sideline. If the ball was there, Brown had a good shot at making a play

3 and medium

Jet sweep converts

1 and 10

Tried to a reverse to Johnson, only got a few. Penalty marker on Pitt. Illegal blindside block. Not dirty, but letter of the law gotta call it.

1 and long

Pressure by Cross, throws it up and Watts picks it.

ND back in business. Pitt's OL stuck in struggle town

1 and 10 at the ND 37

Audric finally got some space and he makes the most of it. Poor tackling by the corner and Estime takes it to the Pitt 30

Quick RPO out to Flores, gets another 1st

1 and 10 in the red zone

Estime pushes the pile and gets about 3

Pitt DT down after the play

2 and 7

Huge hole and Estime might have been able to walk that in. Just Duo for ND and the safety was too aggressive

14-0 ND

False start by Pitt

1 and 15

Boot and Pitts finds the dig for 15

1 and 10

Watts all over the pitch. TFL. Great read. Plenty of others there to help too

2 and 11

Micky jumped the route, but missed it. Almost a pick, but turns into 1st down

1 and 10

Slant to Means gets another 1st

1 and 10

PA and another 1st. Pitt has a drive going here for the first time today

Speed option another TFL, ND all over it

Double move and Mickey was beat, but ball was off

3 and 12

Blitz and Veilleux just throws it up incomplete. Had to get rid of it

And 45 yard FG attempt is no good. Not close

Wide left is being kind

Good stop by ND D. Rough series for Mickey

Blitz and Hartman had to throw it away

2 and 10

Spindler gave up penetration, but it was because Pitt was expecting zone. DT sprinted outside. Never see that. Knew it was coming

Big completion on 3rd and long with Evans after the catch to get the ball inside of Pitt territory

3 and 6 after a couple of Estime runs

Quick out to Evans gets about 3

ND decides to punt here rather than go on 4 and 4

Fair catch at the 11

Quick out gets about 4

2 and 6

Wide side out incomplete. Lucky it was off because Lewis had a shot to pick it

Watts with another pick on 3rd down!

Ball thrown right to him. Flag on the play, Bertran with an illegal block after the pick. Shouldn't have done it

But still ND football

ND going tempo finding Evans for a big play and then quick screen to Tyree gets them inside the 5 on 2nd and goal

Timeout by ND with 59 seconds left in the half

ND goes heavy 13 personnel, stuffed at the 5

Freeman will let the clock run down to 12 second and take their last timeout. Smart move

They'll get a shot at the end zone and then kick if they don't make it

OPI on ND takes a Staes TD off the board

Then DPI on Greathouse gives ND another chance

ND kicks the FG to end the half

Still think it was a smart play by Freeman, but I know the ISD group chat thinks he is dumb. I disagree

17-0 ND at half

Squib kick by ND return to the 28

Boot on 1st down, JJB pressure, dump down to the WR and Harper on it for a TFL

3 and 8 after another quick throw

Flag on the play on Harper negates a 3 and out. Facemask. Ball was off to the field and would have had a punt

1 and 10

C'Bo out of the wildcat, 1 yard gain. Nice job by by JJB getting off that tackle

Blitz inside, Kiser forces a quick throw. Mickey breaks it up. Almost picked it

3 and 9

Marist bats down the ball after coming off his coverage. Great play by him

Punt goes into the end zone

PA wide open to Flores. Boot and Pitt bit on that hard.

Huge play gets ND into scoring territory. Gain of 60

Estime inside gets 10, another 1st

JD Price breaks a tackle and scores from the 9

ND ran ISO

24-0 ND

Kick out of bounds. Pitt gets the ball at the 35

1 and 10

Boubacar in the game, got caught up there. Ran zone to his side, gain of 6

2 and 4

Worm burner from Veilleux on 2nd down

3 and 4

Pick six for Mickey. Pressure and QB threw it right to him

Just can't throw that, but he did

31-0 ND

1 and 10

Inisde to Hammond gets 1 yard. Good trigger from Bertrand there

2 and 9

Wow! What a pick by Gray! Leaped up and tipped it to himself with one hand

4th pick of the day for the ND defense

Young corners stepping up

Screen to Price, incomplete. Pressure forced the ball out low

2 and 10

Inside to Audric gets about 4

3 and 6

Ball was off to Thomas on the post. Not sure if Thomas slowed up or if it was just a miss by Hartman

Punt is muffed and recovered in the end zone by Ramon Henderson for a touchdown

This game got ugly in a hurry

Shrader missed the extra point. Shrader has looked off today on kick offs too

37-0 ND

Good coverage by ND on the kickoff

C'Bo on the stretch play gets 1. Liufau and Bertrand ran him down

2 and 9

Screen, ate up by Mills for a TFL

3 and long

Miscommunication there and throw was nowhere close. JJB with the hit on the QB

3 and out

Faison with some shake on a punt return gets 20 yards back on a 52 yard punt

False start, Evans jumped

1 and 15

Eight inside for Estime

2 and 7

Correll called for holding

2 and long

Evans with a nice gain after the catch, but he's down after the play. That's not good, but he's up and being helped off by the training staff. Think he got a helmet on the inside of his knee. His day is likely done, but hopefully it's not more than that

3 and 4

Give to Estime gets 2

ND will go on 4th down

Quick out to Staes, clear out by Tobias. Converted, but personal foul after the play. Fisher. Freeman is not happy

PA to Merriweather complete to the Pitt 5. Nightmare game for Narduzzi

Iso inside to Price gets a couple

Pitt safety down on the field after the play

Heavy and inside to Estime gets in on the next play

44-0 ND

Great throw and catch by Bub Means vs Gray. Pitt's first positive play in a long time. 34 yards to the ND 41

Great play by Shuler downhill vs the stretch for no gain

Botelho sack on 2nd down sets up 3 and long

3 and 14

Underneath to the TE is short of the sticks, but Pitt will go for it on 4th and 2 when they get back for the 4th quarter

44-0 ND

And false start on the Pitt RT. Make it 4 and 7

Now Pitt is going to punt

Swing screen to Love, Angeli in the game. Big play and he breaks a couple of tackles. Finally got to see him unleash that speed

Estime still in the game for some reason. Gets 10 on 1st down

Estime gets about 4 inside on 1st down. Really good job by Coogan and Correll there

3 and 4

Quick leak out to Payne converts vs the blitz

Price with a wow run, big time jump cut outside to make a guy miss, run through a tackle and then make another guy miss. Scrhrauth in at RG right now and he was hustling all the way down to help him finish

2 and goal

Estime in for six

ND dropped 50

51-0

New QB out there and ND with backups in. Shuler bit on the boot and big play for Pitt and then a deep ball vs Chance Tucker scores for Pitt. It was a great ball

They get some points and not bad coverage

51-7 ND

Angeli looks sharp whenever he is in. Ball is on time and accurate. Move the football easily because of it

Nice throw by Angeli on the slant to Braylon James for a 1st down

Another perfect ball on the out after the play-action fake. 1st down to Merriweather

Angeli rolling to his left on the boot, great touch on the ball to Flanagan for the touchdown

58-7