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Observer Sports Staff | Friday, May 1, 2020
Although we are months away from the college football season kicking off, the Observer Sports Department has previewed each and every game for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in 2020. While the season may be pushed back due to uncertainties surrounding COVID-19, we operated under the assumption that the season would go on as planned.
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, April 16, 2020
One of Notre Dame’s more underrated rivalry games returns to the schedule in 2020. The Irish will take on the Pittsburgh Panthers on Oct. 17 at Heinz Field, home of the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers. It will be Notre Dame’s third game of the season at an NFL stadium, after Wake Forest and Wisconsin. Opponent:
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, April 30, 2019
The Notre Dame softball team continued its recent winning ways on a road trip to play conference foe Pittsburgh, taking all three games from the Panthers (9-41, 4-17 ACC) and winning their sixth-straight game. While Pittsburgh has struggled this year, the Irish (32-15, 15-6) still managed to dominate both games in a good, all-around showing from
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Notre Dame picked up its first ACC win of the season Sunday, defeating the Pittsburgh Panthers handily in Irish head coach Alison Silverio’s first ACC match. The Panthers were 0-14 in the ACC last season, making it an opportunity for the Irish to make a statement. The team did just that, winning all three doubles
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, November 1, 2018
The Notre Dame swimming and diving program will host its second-consecutive meet when the Pittsburgh Panthers and Virginia Tech Hokies visit South Bend this weekend. The Irish, coming off a home sweep of Purdue, will not have to travel for the second-straight weekend as the competition comes to the Rolfs Aquatic Center. The upcoming meet
Claire Rafford | Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Students, faculty and members of the Notre Dame community gathered at Main Building on Tuesday at noon to pray for the 11 victims of Saturday’s shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Rabbi Karen Companez of Temple Beth-El in South Bend opened the service with a speech condemning the act of violence and calling for
Observer Staff Report | Monday, October 29, 2018
University President Fr. John Jenkins released a statement Sunday offering his sympathies to those impacted by the Tree of Life Congregation shooting in Pittsburgh on Saturday morning. “On behalf of the University of Notre Dame, I extend my deepest condolences to the families and friends of the shooting victims at Tree of Life Synagogue in
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, October 26, 2018
The Notre Dame men’s soccer team will take on the University of Pittsburgh this Saturday in the closing match of the 2018 regular season. The Irish (8-5-2) are coming off a double-overtime scoreless draw against the No. 6 University of Virginia in Charlottesville, sit at No. 23 in the United Soccer Coaches poll. Notre Dame
Charlotte Edmonds | Sunday, October 14, 2018
Despite trailing Pittsburgh for much of the game, No. 5 Notre Dame scored on a long drive late in the fourth quarter to take the lead and keep its undefeated record and playoff hopes alive. Few matchups will ever match the 2012 triple overtime when the Panthers (3-4, 2-1 ACC) took on the undefeated Irish,
Elizabeth Greason | Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Irish head coach Brian Kelly addressed the media Tuesday after No. 5 Notre Dame’s win over then-No. 24 Virginia Tech, its first win over a ranked opponent on the road since 2012, discussing the victory and the squad’s next matchup against Pittsburgh this weekend. Given Pitt’s proclivity for taking down top-10 teams, as it defeated