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Game Week: Pitt Hosts No. 10 Notre Dame and ESPN’s College Gameday in Ranked Matchup
11/10/2025 11:55:00 AM | Football
ESPN's College GameDay Built by The Home Depot Returns to Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH – In a series rich in history and tradition, CFP No. 24 Pitt and CFP No. 10 Notre Dame meet for the 74th time—and for the first time in Pittsburgh since 2020. The game will mark the first Top-25 matchup hosted by the Panthers in the College Football Playoff era.
ESPN's College GameDay will make its fourth all-time stop in Pittsburgh and first since 2022. ACC Network's ACC Huddle will also broadcast live from Pittsburgh that morning.
The contest will also feature Aaron Donald's return to Acrisure Stadium, as the future first-ballot Pro Football Hall of Famer will have his No. 97 jersey retired at halftime.
CFP #24 PITT vs. #CFP 10 NOTRE DAME
November 15, 2025 • Noon ET
Acrisure Stadium (68,400/Natural Grass) • Pittsburgh, Pa.
ABC • 93.7 The Fan • Pitt Panthers Radio Network
PittsburghPanthers.com • @Pitt_FB
GAME STORYLINES
- Ten of the past 14 meetings between Pitt and Notre Dame have been decided by single digits. The Panthers last defeated the Irish in 2013, a 28-21 victory in Pittsburgh.
- Both teams enter the contest riding significant win streaks—Pitt having won each of its past five games, while Notre Dame has won seven straight.
- The Panthers are coming off a bye week following a 35-20 road victory at Stanford in Week 10.
- In that game, Pitt's defense held the Cardinal to minus-10 rushing yards—the lowest total allowed in Pat Narduzzi's 11 years as head coach—and just the fourth time the Panthers have held an opponent to negative rushing yards under his tenure.
- The Pitt defense also recorded five sacks and forced three interceptions, each for the second time this season.
- Linebacker Kyle Louis anchored the unit with a team-high 11 tackles, one interception, and two pass breakups. He was the only ACC player last week to record at least 11 tackles, one interception, and two breakups in a single game. His second-quarter interception marked the sixth of his career and second of the 2025 season, continuing his all-conference-caliber play as the leader of Pitt's linebacking corps.
- True freshman quarterback Mason Heintschel continued his stellar debut campaign, completing 23 passes for 304 yards and three touchdowns while adding 21 rushing yards in his fifth career start. Heintschel has now thrown at least three touchdown passes in three of the past five games and surpassed 300 passing yards in four of those five.
- Heintschel became the first true freshman since Jameis Winston (2013) to record at least three touchdown passes and 300 passing yards in three of his first six career games. Heintschel is tied for the second-most such performances by a true freshman since 2000, joining Luke McCown and Philip Rivers. Impressively, he has led Pitt to a touchdown on the opening drive in each of his first five starts. For the season, Heintschel has totaled 1,547 passing yards and 12 touchdowns.
WHERE TO WATCH
National Television • ABC
Joe Tessitore (play-by-play)
Jesse Palmer (analyst)
Katie George (reporter)
TUNE IN TO THE PANTHERS RADIO NETWORK
93.7 The Fan & Pitt Radio Network (937thefan.radio.com)
Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play)
Pat Bostick (analyst)
Larry Richert (sideline reporters)
OTHER BROADCAST INFORMATION
SiriusXM Satellite Radio
SiriusXM 84 and on the SiriusXM App
WPTS Radio (Pitt Student Station) • 92.1 FM
TICKET INFORMATION
Single-game tickets are available at PittsburghPanthers.com/tickets. For questions or to order by phone, contact the Panthers Ticket Office at 1-800-643-PITT (7488).
