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San Diego wants Navy and Notre Dame to visit in 2018

The city of San Diego hopes to lure Navy and Notre Dame to the west coast for a future match-up between the two football rivals, and it is not at all out of the question this could become a reality.

Representatives from the San Diego Bowl Games Association and Navy are currently in the negotiation stages of arranging a future game between the Midshipmen and Irish to be played in San Diego in 2018. The game would be played in Qualcomm Stadium, which currently hosts San Diego State home football games as well as the NFL’s San Diego Chargers (well, until they leave for Los Angeles).

The city of San Diego’s interest in hosting Navy should come as no surprise, given the Navy has multiple bases right in and around San Diego. Anytime Navy is in San Diego, it is a good draw. Add Notre Dame to the mix, and you have the makings of an attractive match-up put on by the San Diego Bowl Games Association.

“We’ve had a wonderful relationship with Navy over the years and we would like to continue that in any way possible,” Mark Neville, executive director of the San Diego Bowl Games Association, told The Capital Gazette. “Hosting an amazing and historic rivalry game such as Navy-Notre Dame would be a huge coup and a great spectacle for our city.”

Navy does not host Notre Dame in its own stadium due to limited capacity. Instead, the Midshipmen typically host Notre Dame in Baltimore or Landover, but Navy has transplanted the game to other cities before. Notre Dame has never played in San Diego. Arranging the game would require having to work with San Diego State and the Mountain West Conference as well, to ensure the stadium would be available for a game between Navy and Notre Dame.

The odds of this coming together are probably pretty good, so get ready San Diego. Navy and Notre Dame are (probably) coming to your city.

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