Notre Dame's national championship hopes are in serious jeopardy, as the flailing Irish trail Pittsburgh 20-6 after three quarters at Notre Dame Stadium.
Brian Kelly chose to stick with Tommy Rees at quarterback to start the second half, and he led two drives -- one ended in a punt at midfield, and one ended in an interception on a badly thrown ball to a wide-open Pitt defender, Eric Williams. After the pick, Pitt quarterback Tino Sunseri found tight end J.P. Holtz for a 43-yard gain up the middle, then a 9-yard touchdown pass to give the Panthers a 17-6 lead.
Everett Golson returned for the next series, but the Irish again stalled at midfield. Pitt immediately got a 48-yard run by Ray Graham, and moved to first-and-goal from the 2, before the Irish stiffened and got a badly needed stop, forcing Pitt to settle for a 21-yard field goal and a 20-6 lead.
Graham has 151 yards on 15 carries against the vaunted Notre Dame rushing defense.
Brian Kelly chose to stick with Tommy Rees at quarterback to start the second half, and he led two drives -- one ended in a punt at midfield, and one ended in an interception on a badly thrown ball to a wide-open Pitt defender, Eric Williams. After the pick, Pitt quarterback Tino Sunseri found tight end J.P. Holtz for a 43-yard gain up the middle, then a 9-yard touchdown pass to give the Panthers a 17-6 lead.
Everett Golson returned for the next series, but the Irish again stalled at midfield. Pitt immediately got a 48-yard run by Ray Graham, and moved to first-and-goal from the 2, before the Irish stiffened and got a badly needed stop, forcing Pitt to settle for a 21-yard field goal and a 20-6 lead.
Graham has 151 yards on 15 carries against the vaunted Notre Dame rushing defense.
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