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Notre Dame To Schedule South Florida To Replace Western Michigan

Multiple sources have said the Irish will host South Florida on Sept. 19

Bryan Driskell

Irish Breakdown has confirmed with multiple sources what was first reported by Tim Prister at Irish Illustrated, and that is Notre Dame will fill it's plus-one schedule with South Florida.

Multiple sources mentioned this as the likely game to replace Western Michigan, which came off the schedule when the Mid-American Conference postponed its fall season to the spring.

According to sources, that game is slated to be played on Sept. 19.

Notre Dame and South Florida have played just once, and that was the opener of the 2011 season. The Bulls won that game by a 23-20 score. Brian Kelly faced South Florida three times during his tenure at Cincinnati, and the Bearcats beat a ranked Bulls team in each matchup.

South Florida enters year one of the Jeff Scott era. Scott, of course, was the co-offensive coordinator for Clemson when the Irish faced the Tigers in both 2015 and 2018. The Bulls are coming off a 4-8 season that ended with head coach Charlie Strong being fired. Strong went 10-2 in his first season with the Bulls (2017), but the decline over the next two years resulted in him departing.

This has yet to be confirmed by sources at Notre Dame.

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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

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