Notre Dame’s trouble putting together a 2020 schedule with the Big Ten and Pac-12 going conference-only has been highlighted a lot lately. Gone are the annual meetings with USC and Stanford. The much-anticipated game against Wisconsin at Lambeau Field also is history. This and other related issues were discussed on a Tuesday newscast for WBND-LD, South Bend’s ABC affiliate.
We also know by now that the ACC appears willing to help the Irish fill the gaps in their schedule. What no one knows is if the 2020 college football season will start on time, be canceled or even move to the spring. Still, we’re a month-and-a-half away from the scheduled kickoff, so if the ACC indeed is going to lend a hand, it better do so quickly.
While Notre Dame’s 2020 schedule won’t look as sexy as it did a week ago, conventional wisdom dictates that nothing for the rest of the year will look ordinary. These times are strange, and everything has to be strange with it. So with that being the case, simply playing a season would be an accomplishment. You almost have to throw preseason predictions out the window because who knows how many key players can remain healthy in this environment?