Heisman Trophy contender Jeremiyah Love did more on his own than Pittsburgh did with its entire offense Saturday, and Notre Dame continued its domination of the Panthers, winning its fifth-straight in the series. Here's the instant takeaways from a dominating trip to the Steel City for the Fighting Irish.

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.

Olivia Olson led all scorers with 20 points. Mila Holloway scored 12 and Syla Swords added 11 points and nine rebounds. All three sophomores started last year’s second-round NCAA Tournament game, a 76-55 loss on Notre Dame’s home court. The bad taste was at least partially washed out Saturday.

Marcus Freeman is building a perennial CFP contender at Notre Dame; all that's left to do is finish the job off with a title. This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/notredame as Notre Dame Now the Team Nobody Wants to Face in the CFP.

UIC kept it close, but Notre Dame women's soccer pulled away late in an NCAA Tournament first round match Saturday night.

Olivia Olson scored 30 points and No. 14 Michigan blasted Hannah Hidalgo and No. 18 Notre Dame 93-54 in the Shamrock Classic on Saturday, the worst loss for the Fighting Irish in more than two decades.

Aaron Donald shoves Pat McAfee to the ground on the "College GameDay" set after predicting a Notre Dame win over Pittsburgh.

Pitt kicker Sam Carpenter had a 62-yard kickoff that was returned by Notre Dame running back Jadarian Price, who took off for a 43-yard return to his team's own 46-yard line. But before Price was taken down, he ran past Carpenter, who was on the receiving end of a little stiff-arm from Price.