Is it Labor Day weekend yet?
Alright, after the way 2020 has started for so many I won’t try and end everyone else’s summers, but nonetheless, it’s just 69 days from now, under 10 weeks officially until Notre Dame and Navy strap it up and kickoff the 2020 college football season.
We’re counting down the days until Notre Dame football returns each day here at Fighting Irish Wire, linking the days to go with a number related to Notre Dame football – historically or current day.
Saturday remembered the last time Notre Dame scored 70 points in a game. If you didn’t read it, you’ll probably be surprised to know just how long it has actually been since it happened. Now we move another day down the list, to 69 days.
69: Yardage in Julian Love’s pick-six against North Carolina State in 2017
Leading 21-14 early in the second half with the Wolfpack driving, but facing a third and long, Love stepped in front of a desperation heave from Ryan Finley and returned in to put the Irish up two scores. They No. 9 Fighting Irish would prevail, 35-14.
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Notre Dame would move to 7-1 with the win and appeared to be threatening for a College Football Playoff appearance, but a disaster a couple weeks later in Miami would end all that.
Nonetheless, a memorable moment from a season that brought Notre Dame football back from a disastrous 2016.
Related: Way Too Early Score Predictions for Notre Dame’s 2020 Season