3 Things We Saw in Notre Dame’s Win Over Pitt
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Notre Dame lost to Michigan by 39 points on Saturday, three days after Hannah Hidalgo set an NCAA record with 16 steals against Akron.
Penn State walked into East Lansing carrying more than a game plan. The Nittany Lions needed proof—proof that the season still held meaning, that the locker room hadn't splintered, that Terry Smith's interim leadership could stabilize a program absorbing body blows from every direction.
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.