Notre Dame has had its difficulties with the name Pat Narduzzi for quite some time. Before becoming Pitt’s head coach, Narduzzi was the defensive coordinator at Michigan State from 2007-2014, coaching the Spartans to some of their finest seasons in recent memory.
Narduzzi took over the Pitt Panthers in 2015 and has gone 65-45 in that time, including a 42-28 record in the ACC.
Pitt has long been a rival of Notre Dame’s as the two met annually for the better part of 75 years. Now they meet a bit more sparingly but still regular enough.
Narduzzi met the media on Monday to start off Notre Dame-Pitt week. Here is what the Panthers head coach had to say about the 6-2 Fighting Irish.