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With the newly added first round of the College Football Playoff taking place at campus sites, college football’s most distinct fixtures and traditions will be at the forefront of the national stage.
That includes Notre Dame’s “Touchdown Jesus.”
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The 134-foot mural that resides in the distance of Notre Dame’s Library Lawn is one of the more iconic and well-known fixtures in college football, and a bucket list item for those who visit Notre Dame Stadium for Irish football games.
As it does every home game — the mural stands higher than the stadium itself — “Touchdown Jesus” will preside over Notre Dame Stadium for the first-ever College Football Playoff first-round game as the 7-seed Fighting Irish (11-1) host No. 10 seed Indiana (11-1, 8-1 Big Ten).
Here’s what you need to know about what “Touchdown Jesus” is and more heading into Friday’s College Football Playoff first-round matchup between Notre Dame and Indiana:
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What is ‘Touchdown Jesus’?
“Touchdown Jesus” is a mural that sits on the campus of Notre Dame, and which can be seen from inside Notre Dame Stadium in the direction of the north end zone. It was built by American artist, teacher and architectural designer Millard Sheets. It was unveiled on May 7, 1964, as part of Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Library formal dedication ceremony.
As noted by Notre Dame’s website, the inspiration for the mural — which is located on a large panel on top of Notre Dame’s library — came from the first chapter of the Gospel of John.
In the passage pulled from the Gospel of John, Jesus is “described as the Word of God who gives life to all things,” as noted by Notre Dame’s website. This…
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Publish date : 2024-12-18 02:32:00
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