Posted on 06/02/2020 6:30:31 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement
Notre Dame football will not open the season against Navy in Dublin, Ireland, on Aug. 29, because of the coronavirus pandemic, but they will face each other at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, most likely on Labor Day weekend, Notre Dame announced Tuesday morning.
The decision to move the game to Navy for the first time in the 94-year history of the series was made after "extensive consultation" with the Irish government, medical authorities and the administrative staffs at both schools, according to the release. The 94th consecutive game of the longest continuous intersectional rivalry in the country will be televised nationally by ESPN or ABC.
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why was it scheduled to be in Ireland?
Hay man... Travel agents have to eat too.
no wonder we’re circling the bowl.
The teams played there in the past, likely to enhance the Irish history of Notre Dame. Boston College played Army there a few years ago, too.
When you’re hot, you’re hot.
When you’re not, play Maryland.
Looks like a popular game;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_college_football_games_played_outside_the_United_States
Clemson even traveled to Tokyo twice playing WF and Dook.
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