Notre Dame Fighting Irish news: A schedule surprise, a snub, and a setback

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish face a schedule shake-up, national disrespect, and a brutal injury update.
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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team has an exciting schedule for its regular season march this fall. Now, the school has most of the time those games will kick off set.

The school announced the kickoff times for several of its games on Monday, including several prime-time showdowns. The first new announcement is ND's second game of the season. They'll take on Texas A&M on September 13 at 7:30 pm. The other new night game is against USC on October 18, and then they'll take on Navy on November 8 in Prime Time.

So far, the schedule lines up so that the kick times for Notre Dame Fighting Irish games are known for all but four games:

  • August 31: at Miami - 7:30 pm
  • September 13: Texas A&M - 7:30 pm
  • September 20: Purdue - 3:30 pm
  • September 27: at Arkansas - TBA
  • October 4: Boise State - 3:30 pm
  • October 11: NC State - 3:30 pm
  • October 18: USC - 7:30 pm
  • November 1: at Boston College - TBA
  • November 8: Navy - 7:30 pm
  • Nov 15: at Pitt - TBA
  • November 22: Syracuse - 3:30 pm
  • November 29: at Stanford - TBA

Notre Dame Fighting Irish get snubbed

The Notre Dame football team is widely considered one of the best programs in the country. Most pundits have them among the top three or four teams in the country. However, one analyst isn't all that impressed by Marcus Freeman's squad.

Josh Pate recently put together his own ranking, with the Irish ranked No. 6 and the Clemson Tigers getting the pre-season No. 1 ranking.

JOK shut down for the season

One former Notre Dame Fighting Irish star suffered a setback to an injury situation that ended his 2024 season early. The Cleveland Browns announced that Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah won't play at all this coming season. It doesn't appear as though things are looking great for him playing again, though it's important to note that the call hasn't been made yet.