On the first drive of Notre Dame’s game at Pitt on Saturday, quarterback Ian Book connected with receiver Ben Skowronek on a pass that got the Irish on the board early with a 34 yard touchdown.
That pass tied Book with former Notre Dame quarterback and current Irish play-caller Tommy Rees for second all-time in program history as it was the 61st of Book’s career.
Just a quarter later it was Book finding Skowronek again, this time for an athletic catch and run that went for 73 yards and another Notre Dame score.
What a play from #NotreDame wide receiver Ben Skowronek. pic.twitter.com/5pprHQa7j2
— Carter Karels (@CarterKarels) October 24, 2020
It also moved Book past Rees and into second place by himself in program history in terms of touchdown passes with 62 now for his career.
With a maximum of just eight games remaining for Book after Saturday, it’s beyond unlikely that he ever catches Brady Quinn who had 95 career touchdown tosses for the blue and gold.