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Is Notre Dame ready to party like it's 1988?
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- As Notre Dame prepared for Saturday night's high-stakes game against No. 1 Miami, coach Marcus Freeman showed players snippets from the team's iconic clash with the Hurricanes in 1988, known in college football lore as Catholics vs. Convicts.
"You study the history to value the opportunity happening for us," Freeman said.
Notre Dame's current team has the opportunity to match the 1988 squad, which secured the school's most recent national championship. The Irish ensured their opportunity remained by beating Miami 31-24 in a game that didn't quite match the angst and drama of 1988, but certainly came close.
"The scores are ... very similar," safety Luke Talich said.
