Sporting News: Notre Dame vs. LSU In The Peach Bowl

Sporting News projects Notre Dame and LSU to play for the third time in seven years

Bryan Driskell | Jun 29, 2020

Sporting News ranked Notre Dame 8th in its preseason poll for the 2020 season, but it was the bowl matchup that was most intriguing.

The organization made its bowl projections for the season, and they have the Fighting Irish in a New Year's Six bowl matchup against LSU. Sporting News projects Notre Dame to face the defending champions, the LSU Tigers.

Should Notre Dame and LSU end up squaring off again it would mark the third time in seven years the two teams faced each other in a bowl game.

Notre Dame and LSU have played each other 12 times all-time, and the Irish hold a 7-5 advantage. The two teams played each other six times from 1984 to 1998, but only played once from 1999 to 2013.

The two teams squared off in the 2014 Music City Bowl, a game that ended with a Kyle Brindza field goal to give the Irish a 31-28 victory. That victory sent Notre Dame into the offseason with a great deal of momentum after it lost the final four games of the regular season.

Notre Dame and LSU faced each other once again following the 2017 season, this time in the Citrus Bowl. LSU held the lead late in the game, but quarterback Ian Book and wide receiver Miles Boykin connected on a 55-yard touchdown with 1:28 left in the game to give the Irish the victory.

Notre Dame has gone 23-3 since the last time the two teams met, but LSU has gone 25-3, which included a 15-0 season and a national championship in 2019.

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Published Jun 29, 2020

BRYAN DRISKELL

Bryan Driskell is the publisher of Irish Breakdown and has been covering Notre Dame football for over a decade. A former college football player and coach, Bryan and Irish Breakdown bring a level of expertise and analysis that is unmatched. From providing in depth looks at the Fighting Irish, breaking news stories and honest recruiting analysis, Irish Breakdown has everything Notre Dame football fans want and need. Bryan was previous a football analyst for Blue & Gold Illustrated before launching Irish Breakdown. He coached college football at Duquesne University, Muhlenberg College, Christopher Newport University, Wittenberg University and Defiance College. During his coaching career he was a pass game coordinator, recruiting coordinator, quarterbacks coach, running backs coach and wide receivers coach. Bryan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Salisbury University, where he played quarterback for the Sea Gulls. You can email Bryan at bryan@irishbreakdown.com. Become a premium Irish Breakdown member, which grants you access to all of our premium content and our premium message board! Click on the link below for more. BECOME A MEMBER Be sure to stay locked into Irish Breakdown all the time! Follow Bryan on Twitter: @CoachD178Like and follow Irish Breakdown on FacebookSubscribe to the Irish Breakdown YouTube channelSubscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes Sign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter