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Oct 12, 2024; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman walks to Notre Dame Stadium before the game against the Stanford Cardinal. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-Imagn Images
Notre Dame football has played multiple ranked opponents this fall including Texas A&M and Louisville, but this weekend is looking like it might be the different than those previous matchups.
When Irish head coach Marcus Freeman met with the media on Monday afternoon, he called Saturday’s game against Army as their “toughest challenge to date.”
He went on to explain it for multiple reasons such as the Black Knights winning all of their games this fall by double-digits, it’s win streak of 13-games spanning back to last year, and that they’re Navy 2.0. Freeman even went as far as saying this is Notre Dame’s “Super Bowl.”
The Irish head coach also breached the subject of playing both service academies in the same year, as the 100-year anniversary of the Four Horsemen game is why Athletic Director Pete Bevacqua made the move. It makes perfect sense for Navy and Notre Dame to see each other on the field, especially considering it is also the Shamrock Series game of the 2024 season.
This weekend is turning out to be a huge one for both teams, as there will surely be College Football Playoff implications, and hopefully the Irish come out on top.
Nov 9, 2024; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman stands with his players for the Notre Dame Alma Mater after defeating the Florida State Seminoles at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-Imagn Images
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Publish date : 2024-11-18 18:17:57
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