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A Notre Dame football season that began 3,600 miles away all the way back on Aug. 26 will come to a close this week, with the start of a new year only days away.
The No. 16 Fighting Irish (9-3) will wrap up their 2023 season on Friday with an appearance in the Sun Bowl against No. 19 Oregon State (9-4, 5-4 in Pac-12 play) at the eponymous Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.
It’s the 13th bowl in the past 14 years for Notre Dame, which had endured a relatively lean stretch when it missed out on a bowl game six times in a 14-season span from 1996-2009. A win against the Beavers would be the Irish’s 10th of the season, which would give it double-digit victories for the seventh time in the past nine seasons. It had reached that mark just three times in the preceding 21 years.
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As it seeks to secure one final victory, Notre Dame will be without several key players who have opted out of the bowl, namely quarterback Sam Hartman and running back Audric Estime. The Irish will be without 11 of its top 12 offensive players, as measured by number of snaps played this season. Oregon State will be without a slew of players, as well, though its roster turnover is due largely to players transferring out after coach Jonathan Smith left for Michigan State late last month.
It’s just the third all-time meeting between the programs, with the previous two also taking place in a bowl game. Oregon State won the most recent matchup, a 38-21 victory in the Insight Bowl in December 2004.
Here’s everything you need to know about the game, including time, date, TV and streaming info, and more:
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Author : South Bend Tribune
Publish date : 2023-12-29 05:02:04
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