Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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UPON FURTHER REVIEW TODD D. BURLAGE is negligible since this is a road game for Notre Dame. Virginia opens the sea- son Sept. 5 with a cross-country trip to UCLA before hosting the Irish the fol- lowing weekend. SEPT. 19 VS. GEORGIA TECH While Notre Dame opens the sea- son with two Power Five opponents in Texas and Virginia, the Orange Bowl champion Yellow Jackets — with their difficult-to-defend triple-option offense — open with tune-up games against Alcorn State and Tulane before traveling to South Bend. OCT. 3 AT CLEMSON The ACC Championship contender plays at Louisville on a Thursday night (Sept. 17) and then enjoys a bye week before hosting Notre Dame. In all, the Tigers will have 15 days to solely con- centrate and game plan for the Irish. NOV. 7 AT PITTSBURGH Like USC, the Panthers will also en- joy some extra preparation time before playing Notre Dame. Under first-year head coach Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh hosts North Carolina on a Thursday night (Oct. 29) before enjoying eight full days to prepare for and await the Irish arrival. NOV. 14 VS. WAKE FOREST The Irish should be a prohibitive fa- vorite, but the Demon Deacons will travel to Notre Dame fresh off of a bye. This game was actually scheduled for 2014, but had to be moved back a year to help alleviate some Notre Dame scheduling conflicts. NOV. 21 VS. BOSTON COLLEGE (AT FENWAY PARK) The Eagles will also have a bye week before meeting Notre Dame at the leg- endary home of the Boston Red Sox as part of the Shamrock Series, giving BC plenty of extra prep time in their hometown. Building around Notre Dame's inde- pendence and existing opponent com- mitments always creates additional scheduling challenges. But it's hard not to wonder if a polarizing Notre Dame football program that enjoys the full allotment of lucrative ACC bowl tie-ins might have created some resentment when it joined the league as only a part-time member. ✦ Todd D. Burlage has been a writer for Blue & Gold Illustrated since July 2005. He can be reached at tburlage@blueandgold.com 2015 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent (TV) Time (ET) Sept. 5 Texas (NBC) 7:30 p.m. Sept. 12 at Virginia (ABC) 3:30 p.m. Sept. 19 Georgia Tech (NBC) 3:30 p.m. Sept. 26 Massachusetts (NBC) 3:30 p.m. Oct. 3 at Clemson (TBD) TBA Oct. 10 Navy (NBC) 3:30 p.m. Oct. 17 Southern California (NBC) 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31 at Temple (TBA) TBA Nov. 7 at Pittsburgh (TBA) TBA Nov. 14 Wake Forest (NBC) 3:30 p.m. Nov. 21 vs. Boston College (NBC)# 7:30 p.m. Nov. 28 at Stanford (TBA) TBA # Shamrock Series at Fenway Park in Boston