PITTSBURGH — Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman didn’t want to hear it. Pat Narduzzi probably wasn’t worth listening to, anyway.
When the head coaches met at midfield for a perfunctory postgame handshake following a 37-15 Irish win on Saturday afternoon, Freeman brushed off Narduzzi as the Pittsburgh coach attempted to pull him in, possibly to explain his final timeout that helped set up a meaningless last-second touchdown for the Panthers. After making headlines this week by calling Saturday’s game anything but a must-win and wondering aloud whether Pittsburgh would be fine giving up 100 points, Narduzzi seemed adamant in keeping up appearances.
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“I wanted to go celebrate,” Freeman said about the exchange, although the smirk as he spoke told more. “To each their own, you know what I mean? I don’t ever comment on another program, but also I don’t have time to think about that.
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