One program is from the south; one program is from the north. One is a proud member of the SEC; one is independent. But when Notre Dame and LSU meet up in the Citrus Bowl, the two schools will not be strangers having met four times in bowl games during the past 20 years. Just three seasons ago, the Irish defeated the Tigers to win the 2014 Music City Bowl.
Notre Dame and LSU both finished the 2017 regular season at 9-3 but they took different paths to get there.