Two key starters for Notre Dame, Donovan Hinish and Christian Gray, are returning from injuries for the game against Pittsburgh. Reserve wide receiver Micah Gilbert is also back in the lineup after recovering from a hand injury. Notre Dame will be without tight end Cooper Flanagan and wideout Jaden Greathouse due to injuries.

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.

Navy safety Giuseppe Sessi was raised on Notre Dame football after his father and grandfather graduated from the school.

Immediately after the game went final, Freeman met Narduzzi to shake hands. Narduzzi went in for the bro-hug, but Freeman clearly wasn't having any of it, avoiding the hug portion and quickly jogging away. Check it out below.

On the 50th anniversary of the 'Rudy' Notre Dame game, Darren Rovell says rude calls with Rudy Ruettiger pushed him to sell his entire ‘Rudy’ collection.

The Hollywoodized story of Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger, who willed himself into Notre Dame and got himself onto the football field with the mighty Fighting Irish, hit me hard. I loved the story of defying the odds and the masterful music by Jerry Goldsmith made me want to leap out of my seat.

Notre Dame football continued its Friday tradition by releasing the game trailer for this weekend, as the Navy edition was released.