Nov. 20, 2010; New York, NY, USA; Members of the Notre Dame marching band plays the Star Spangled Banner before kickoff of the game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Army Black Knights at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-US PRESSWIRE

Notre Dame spokesman John Heisler told ESPN’s Matt Fortuna that the schools’ will not face each other at Yankee Stadium, if at all, during the 2013 season.

I am a little disappointed in this news. Notre Dame makes one of the most challenging schedules year after year, so playing a somewhat weaker opponent would be nice. It gets kind of annoying going into every game not knowing for sure how the game will turn out. I’m not saying Army is a bad team, I’m just saying they’re not a major conference team. Not to mention that they have been lacking in wins over the recent years.

Will Notre Dame Play Army In The Future?

The odds of these teams seeing each other within the next 5 years is very high. Army’s Athletic Director, Boo Corrigan, graduated from Notre Dame in 1990 and had worked in the Notre Dame Athletic Department for 5 years. So I can definitely see him pushing for a game to happen.

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Both sides are working on getting the series resumed, with the possibility of the game to be played at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NY. This, of course, was the location of the previous game between the 2 teams in 2010, where Notre Dame won 27-3.

Army’s Athletic Director, Boo Corrigan, said that the game is getting closer and closer to being finalized.

“We’re working through details with the University of Notre Dame on a series,” Corrigan said. “It’s coming in the future. We’re excited about a series that we are going to play with them.” -Times Herald-Record

Corrigan, graduated from Notre Dame in 1990 and later spent 5 years as an associate Athletic Director there, was hired as Army’s Athletic Director in 2011.

Notre Dame has not officially released its 2013 schedule yet, as it is school policy not to announce football slates until the entire season’s games are finalized. The Irish do have a previously announced game against Arizona State at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Do you like the idea of Notre Dame playing Army? Is this good for the future of the Irish schedule?

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