Notre Dame Football: Takeaways from Irish escape vs Pitt

Notre Dame Football entered Week 7 vs Pittsburgh looking to keep their offensive momentum going and left with just enough points to secure the win.

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Notre Dame Football didn’t get off to a hot start against the Panthers, and fans were on upset until a late scoring drive at the end of the half gave the Fighting Irish momentum heading into the third quarter.

Much of the first half involved Ian Book overthrowing his receivers, exotic blitz packages confusing the offensive, and the run game was virtually nonexistent.

The second half saw Pittsburgh control most of the action, but Notre Dame was able to build up two sustainable drives, scoring on two Ian Book touchdown passes.

With the Fighting Irish still in the driver’s seat for the college football playoff, let’s take a look at the three biggest takeaways from this Week 7 victory.