For 103 consecutive Notre Dame games, this space has featured a preview of the upcoming opponent from a beat writer on the other side of the aisle in the press box. That stretches back to the 2012 season opener, a run that includes a national championship appearance, a College Football Playoff appearance and a trip to Dublin, as well as two undefeated regular seasons, a few chaotic wins against Michigan and all of that 2016 debacle.
Sometimes a student writer jumps in at the 11th hour to answer the questions (Ball State). On occasion, one newspaper writer will help out twice within one season (Virginia, Virginia Tech).