Notre Dame (9-3) will showcase a few new faces along with several familiar ones on Friday as the Fighting Irish take on Oregon State (8-4) at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. The starting lineups for both teams will be markedly different from the regular season. Numerous transfers and NFL-bound veterans are unavailable for this game, clearing the way for young players to get a head start on the 2024 season. The matchup will be nationally televised by CBS starting at 2:00 pm Eastern time.
Most of the changes for Notre Dame are on offense, where quarterback Sam Hartman, tailback Audric Estime, and starting tackles Joe Alt and Blake Fisher declared for the NFL.