Enough time has passed since those season-opening losses to Miami and Texas A&M to see Notre Dame for the Playoff team that it is.

Even after grinding out 175 yards against a Pittsburgh rush defense that had been allowing 80 per game, Marcus Freeman had to shake his head in recognition.

Michigan uses sharp shooting & and-ones to dominate Notre Dame in Shamrock Classic, and pick up a top-20 win at the Wayne State Fieldhouse

Heisman Trophy contender Jeremiyah Love did more on his own than Pittsburgh did with its entire offense Saturday, and Notre Dame continued its domination of the Panthers, winning its fifth-straight in the series. Here's the instant takeaways from a dominating trip to the Steel City for the Fighting Irish.

Olivia Olson led all scorers with 20 points. Mila Holloway scored 12 and Syla Swords added 11 points and nine rebounds. All three sophomores started last year’s second-round NCAA Tournament game, a 76-55 loss on Notre Dame’s home court. The bad taste was at least partially washed out Saturday.

Aaron Donald shoves Pat McAfee to the ground on the "College GameDay" set after predicting a Notre Dame win over Pittsburgh.

Pitt kicker Sam Carpenter had a 62-yard kickoff that was returned by Notre Dame running back Jadarian Price, who took off for a 43-yard return to his team's own 46-yard line. But before Price was taken down, he ran past Carpenter, who was on the receiving end of a little stiff-arm from Price.

Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza now holds the Hoosiers' single-season passing touchdown record after throwing his 30th of the year in a 31-7 win against Wisconsin. The California transfer surpassed last season's mark of 29 set by Kurtis Rourke, who had transferred from Ohio.