Buckeyes Now

Ohio State Preparing For 'Green Out' vs. Notre Dame

Notre Dame will host the Buckeyes in South Bend on Saturday. And the Irish are breaking out something special for the occasion.

Matt Galatzan

In this story:

As fans around the country get ready for a massive slate of intriguing college football matchups this weekend, there is one particular game that is beginning to take the headlines - Ohio State vs. Notre Dame.

And the Fighting Irish are making a show of it. 

On Saturday, the Buckeyes will travel to South Bend to take on Notre Dame, and waiting for them will be a sea of Green, with Irish fans set to complete a 'Green Out' for just the 17th time in school history. 

The team announced the plans to do so this past off-season.

In 2022, the Buckeyes took down the Irish 21-10 in Columbus. At the time, Ohio State, led by C.J. Stroud was ranked No. 4, while the Irish sat at No. 18.

In 2023, however, the two will be facing off in a top-10 matchup, with the Irish ranked No. 9, and the Bucks ranked No. 6.

Not to mention, The Irish boast a Heisman candidate in quarterback Sam Hartman, while the Buckeyes have one of their own in Marvin Harrison Jr. 

In other words, the 'Green Out', along with the high-profile stakes, should make for a raucous environment at Notre Dame Stadium.

The two teams have met just seven times in history, three times in Columbus, two in South Bend, once in Tempe, AZ, and once in Glendale, AZ. The Buckeyes hold the edge, at 5-2. 

Notre Dame won the first two matchups in 1935 and 1936. The Buckeyes have won the last five, occurring in 1995, 1996, 2006, 2016, and 2022.

This time, the Buckeyes are favored to win yet again, opening as 3.5-point favorites.

The Irish and Buckeyes will kick off at 7:30 pm ET, with the game set to be broadcast in primetime on NBC.

Published
Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com, AllAggies.com, and the Managing Editor of BuckeyesNow.com and TheGroveReport.com He is also the Editor-In-Chief of RamDigest.com and TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com

Home/Football