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The Next Battle in the Holy War

BC Interruption | August 27, 2019

Related Topics: University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame Fighting Irish football, Cotton Bowl, Holy War, Jerry Tillery, Ireland, Brandon Wimbush, South Bend, Ian Book

The Eagles will travel to South Bend on November 23rd to face the fighting Irish of Notre Dame, a team that will certainly be out to prove something this season after the Cotton Bowl beat-down suffered at the hands of the National Champs. The Eagles will have a chance to spoil Notre Dame’s hopes of another playoff run but they have quite the mountain to climb in order to do that.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: DEC 29 CFP Semifinal at the Cotton Bowl Classic - Clemson v Notre Dame Photo by Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Ian Book’s ascension to the starting role last year greatly impacted Notre Dame’s season and a big part of why they made the playoffs in 2018

What the Eagles will face:

Notre Dame’s offense really began clicking once QB Ian Book was given the reins and he’s back this season, while former starter Brandon Wimbush is at UCF.

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