ND Nation · Sep 11, 2020
Irish Open ACC Slate with Duke
An odd thing happened to Notre Dame as its football team planned a trip to Ireland to face Navy on August 29 in the 2020 season opener. With the entirety of college football on the brink of cancellation due to the COVID-19 virus, the Fighting Irish brokered a deal with the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) to play ten games instead of the five required by prior agreement.
An eleventh game against South Florida of the American Athletic Conference was added more recently to the September schedule, but Notre Dame kicks off its campaign this weekend by hosting the Duke Blue Devils. The opener will be televised by NBC on its main network beginning at 2:30 PM EDT.
