Michigan and Notre Dame will play in prime time for the fourth consecutive season. On Thursday both schools announced the official kickoff time for the 2014 game, which will also be the final installment in the series for the foreseeable future. No future games between the two historic college football powers have been scheduled.
Since Michigan and Notre Dame started playing their rivalry games in primetime, if you in fact refer to these as rivalry games, Michigan leads the series 2-1.The two games in Ann Arbor were offensive shootouts, with the Wolverines winning 35-31 in 2011 and 41-30 last season. Notre Dame won a defensive battle in South Bend, 13-6 in 2012.
Notre Dame confirmed the kickoff times for six home game sin the 2014 season. The Irish will host Michigan for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff in Notre Dame Stadium on September 6. The following week Notre Dame will play Purdue in Indianapolis at Lucas Oil Stadium for another 7:30 p.m. kickoff. The Purdue game is this year’s Shamrock Series game for Notre Dame, continuing a trend of playing on a neutral field in an NFL stadium. Both games will be aired on NBC. Notre Dame’s remaining home games will be scheduled for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff, with all home games airing on NBC.
Notre Dame’s road games are still to be determined. Notre Dame plays Syracuse in MetLife Stadium two weeks after the Shamrock Series game in Indianapolis. Notre Dame also plays at Florida State, Arizona State and USC. In addition, the Irish take on Navy in FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland on November 1. Kickoff times for those games will be announced at a later time. The road games against ACC opponents will likely be confirmed when the ACC maps out their television coverage plan for the upcoming season.
