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Miami AD: “Would be thrilled” to add Notre Dame in 2020

As the fallout continues from the Big Ten and Pac-12 officially dropping conference games from the 2020 college football season, initial steps are taking place as to the fallout. As we’ve discussed on Fighting Irish Wire since the Big Ten news broke …

As the fallout continues from the Big Ten and Pac-12 officially dropping conference games from the 2020 college football season, initial steps are taking place as to the fallout.

As we’ve discussed on Fighting Irish Wire since the Big Ten news broke Thursday afternoon, the ACC appears to be Notre Dame’s life raft if 2020 only sees conference games played nationally.

The University of Miami (FL) will lose their contest against Michigan State and according to their athletic director, would be plenty excited to replace the Spartans with Notre Dame.

“If the opportunity for a match up with ND is presented, we would be thrilled to have that game added to our 2020 schedule.” Blake James – University of Miami Athletic Director to the Miami Herald

Miami was one of our guesses as a replacement if Notre Dame were to play an all-ACC schedule.

In terms of name brand you can’t ask for much more than Miami, even if they’re coming off a 6-7 campaign in 2019. They’ve added quarterback D’Eriq King from Houston who brings stability to a position that has been an issue of late for the Hurricanes.

Notre Dame and Miami have not met since November of 2017 in what ended in disaster for the Fighting Irish, a 41-8 defeat.

Notre Dame and Miami are currently set to resume the old “Catholics vs. Convicts” rivalry in 2024 and 2025 as part of the ACC/Notre Dame scheduling agreement.

95 Days Until Notre Dame Football (We Hope)

Notre Dame is scheduled to start their 2020 season in 95 days against Navy. Get your daily does of ND football here to count it down!

95 days from now Notre Dame is scheduled to take on Navy in college football’s Week Zero.  Will that happen?  We don’t actually know but we haven’t been told otherwise so we will continue to countdown the days until then.

If you’ve been following so far you’ve seen a few records and learned more about the players that set said records.

On Memorial Day we shared Deke Cooper’s Notre Dame record with you while sharing his biggest tackle with the Fighting Irish.

For 95 we go to a specific moment, one that purely electric from a player still catching touchdowns with regularity in the NFL.

95:  The total yards Kyle Rudolph trotted during his 2010 go-ahead touchdown reception against Michigan.  

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That 2010 game might not have ended how Notre Dame players or fans would have wanted but a big-time throw, big time catch and one heck of a run afterwards meant for a memorable moment.

Rudolph finished his Notre Dame career with 90 receptions for 1032 yards and eight touchdowns, at least one of which we’ll revisit again on this countdown.

95 days to go.

Go Irish.

Notre Dame – Way Too Early Game by Game Predictions for 2020

Notre Dame Football: Irish Get Good News for 2020 Wisconsin Game

In 41 career games at Wisconsin, Taylor failed to reach a 100 yard rushing total just nine times.

When Notre Dame takes on Wisconsin on October 3 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay they’ll be taking on a Badgers football team playing without their best player of the last three season.

That’s because all-world running Jonathan Taylor announced Friday night via Twitter that he’ll be leaving school a year early and entering the NFL Draft.

Taylor goes down as not only one of the best Wisconsin running backs to ever do it but one of the best in college football to ever play the position.

In three seasons Taylor ran for 6174 yards and 50 touchdowns and never for less than than the 1977 yards or 13 touchdowns he ran for his freshman year.

He had a career high in rush yards with 2194 as a sophomore and a career-high in total yards by one this season as he ran for 2003 but caught a career high 252 yards worth of passes, resulting in five more scores.

In 41 career games at Wisconsin, Taylor failed to reach a 100 yard rushing total just nine times.

Wisconsin will still be in fine shape come October as their eight ten-plus win seasons since 2009 say as much, but it takes a lot to stay at the same level as an offense when you lose a talent like Taylor.