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Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi believes he should be judged by his nine years of work with the Panthers, not a brief soundbite following a blowout loss to Notre Dame in which he openly questioned the talent of his roster. Narduzzi came under fire both internally and externally for a comment he made following the 58-7 setback to the then-No. 14 Irish that added another difficult moment to the worst season of his largely successful tenure. “I’ll go back, as a football coach you lose...

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Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi, who came under fire both internally and externally for a comment he made following a loss to Notre Dame, believes he should be judged by his nine years of work with the Panthers, not a brief soundbite following a blowout.

The loss to Notre Dame dropped Pitt to 2-6 this season heading into a visit by No. 4 Florida State (8-0) on Saturday.

Watts had two of Notre Dame’s four interceptions, Estime rushed for 114 yards and three touchdowns and the Fighting Irish overwhelmed Pitt 58-7 on Saturday.

Kansas made it two weeks in a row with an unranked team beating a top-10 team, when the Jayhawks knocked No. 6 Oklahoma out of the ranks of the unbeaten Saturday to snap an 18-game losing streak against the Sooners. OU's loss comes a week after then-No. 10 North Carolina lost to Virginia at home, and three days before the first College Football Playoff rankings are released. Before the Tar Heels were tripped up, there hadn't been a top-10 team to lose to an unranked team since Week 1...

Pat Narduzzi dumped on his roster after the Notre Dame game. His players aren't happy.

Watts and the Notre Dame defense made life miserable for Pitt quarterback Christian Veilleux, a redshirt sophomore making his third start. The Fighting Irish (7-2) scored 23 points off five Pitt turnovers — including a fumbled punt that Ramon Henderson recovered in the end zone or a touchdown — and have won seven of their past eight meetings with the Panthers (2-6).

By RALPH D. RUSSO The upsets have arrived. Kansas made it two weeks in a row with an unranked team beating a top-10 team, when the Jayhawks knocked No. 6 Oklahoma out of the ranks of the unbeaten Saturday to snap an 18-game losing streak against the Sooners. OU’s loss comes a week after then-No. 10 North Carolina lost to Virginia at home, and three days before the first College Football Playoff rankings are released. Before the Tar Heels were tripped up, there hadn’t been a top-10 ...