Notre Dame’s game against South Florida feels like forever ago.
By the time the Irish and Florida State do battle on Saturday night at Notre Dame Stadium it’ll have been a full three weeks since Notre Dame suited up for a regular season game.
Does that feel like a long time?
Of course, as well it should.
In case you were wondering, that’s the longest break between regular season games Notre Dame will have had since Knute Rockne’s first year as head coach.
The following from Eric Hansen of the South Bend Tribune:
The last time the Irish went as many as 21 days between regular-season games was 1918, coach Knute Rockne’s rookie season, during the Spanish Flu pandemic. Thirty-five days elapsed between the Sept. 28 opener against Case Tech, a 26-6 win, and a hastily scheduled 67-7 rout of Wabash on Nov. 2.
The original opponent, Nebraska, canceled just as the Irish were departing for Lincoln, Neb.
Hopefully that long of a break doesn’t mean it’s too rusty of a Notre Dame team we see on Saturday night. Based off how North Carolina looked against Boston College last week though I’m not expecting anything close to a flawless showing for the Irish.
However, it’s no excuse not to still cruise to a victory and 3-0.
Stay tuned to Fighting Irish Wire as we’ll release our staff predictions on Friday morning.