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.

One of the longest-tenured coaches in the sport, Narduzzi has been at Pitt since 2014. He signed a contract extension in 2022.

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This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/westvirginia as Pat McAfee Teases Pat Narduzzi About Pitt Losing to WVU in Football and Basketball. Thursday night, the West Virginia Mountaineers put it to the Pitt Panthers on the basketball court, winning 71-49 and improving to 4-0 on the young season.

Despite being one of five ACC teams in the selection committee's initial top 25, Narduzzi balked at the idea of Pitt's matchup with the Fighting Irish as a "must-win" despite it being a barometer game of sorts for the Panthers moving forward.

In Friday’s “First Call,” Bengals receiver Ja’Marr Chase gives a blunt assessment of Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. Pat McAfee isn’t wild about Pat Narduzzi’s comments in advance of the Pitt-Notre Dame game.

Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi talks to Pat McAfee about how true freshman Mason Heintschel has affected the team this season.

Notre Dame (7-2) has no such wiggle room. A seven-game winning streak by an average of nearly four touchdowns has put the Irish back in the College Football Playoff mix, though another misstep likely leaves them on the outside looking in when the 12-team field is released.