The University of Cincinnati added a marquee football matchup for 2021 season. The Bearcats will go to South Bend to take on Notre Dame on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021.
It will be the first meeting between the schools in football since 1900. The Irish won that game 58-0. Actually, they weren’t the Irish at the time. Notre Dame started going by the Fighting Irish in 1927; UC began going by the Bearcats in 1914.
“We recognize the importance of our institution’s presence on the national stage, and this matchup fits our profile.