Irish Seek Validation Against Spartans

Notre Dame continues its road trip on Saturday evening as the Fighting Irish battle the Michigan State Spartans in East Lansing. The teams will meet for the 79th time with Notre Dame holding a 48-29-1 series lead, although the Spartans have more than held their own in the last two decades. Michigan State is 2-0 this season after dropping to 3-9 in 2016, but the 2-1 Irish represent their first true test. The long history between these programs will be interrupted after this week’s game until the 2026 season. The Fox network will televise the contest nationally beginning at 8:00 PM Eastern time.

The game features the sixth matchup between two familiar foes, Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly and Mark…