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No. 4 Notre Dame tries to keep its focus vs. Pitt

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Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'ocelebrates with teammate Stephon Tuitt Satrday after an interception against Oklahoma during the fourth quarter in Norman, Okla.

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Fourth-ranked Notre Dame and Pittsburgh are looking to avoid distractions on Saturday. The Fighting Irish (8-0) tried all week to distance themselves from talk about possibly playing for their first national championship since 1988. They skipped discussions about how the 2002 team stumbled at this same point.

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