Summer is an interesting time in the Notre Dame media content creation circle. Without the intense day-to-day week-to-week grind of in-season news and actual games to report on, discussions tend to be broader. Certain big-picture themes for the following year come into focus. One of the clear themes of the 2023 season is that the Ohio State game is going to be the “dictating arrow” that will set the course for the trajectory of the entire season.
It makes perfect sense that Notre Dame and Ohio State fans have this game circled on Sept 23rd. This will be one of the year’s biggest games, and the social media and traditional media build-up for it should be massive. There’s only one thing that can derail the “big game vibe” this matchup looks like it will provide. That would be if Notre Dame lost one of their 4 games before OSU’s South Bend visit.
Let’s examine these games and the unique challenges each will provide the Irish.