Notre Dame football’s starting quarterback CJ Carr’s younger brother Tommy flipped his commitment to one of the Irish’s biggest rivals.

Notre Dame is expected to roll in its final home game of the season as it welcomes Syracuse to South Bend on Saturday

Notre Dame football survived a wild CFB weekend with a 37-15 win over Pitt. This is the Irish’s eighth straight victory and they are 8-2 heading into the season’s final two games. From 30,000 feet, it’s as good of a win as you could ask for but lets see what nuggets we can pull from data tables.

No. 22 Pittsburgh suffered a costly 37–15 loss at home to No. 9 Notre Dame on Saturday, a defeat that is expected to deal a major blow to its College Football Playoff hopes.

The Irish (8-2) have won eight straight following an 0-2 start. If Notre Dame can avoid being upset by Syracuse or Stanford to end the regular season, it is likely heading back to the CFP after finishing runner-up to Ohio State a year ago.

Notre Dame coach Niele Ivey said defensive lapses from the opening minutes were the difference in the Irish’s 93–54 loss to Michigan.

Penn State walked into East Lansing carrying more than a game plan. The Nittany Lions needed proof—proof that the season still held meaning, that the locker room hadn't splintered, that Terry Smith's interim leadership could stabilize a program absorbing body blows from every direction.