Newsstand: Notre Dame 2025 season opener date, kickoff time revealed

Three days after losing the national championship game, the Notre Dame football program learned when it will kick off the 2025 season. On Thursday, the ACC announced that the Fighting Irish will face Miami (FL) at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday, Aug. 31, at 7:30 p.m. ET. It will be a standalone game.
That game will mark the start of the 2025 season and mark Notre Dame’s return to the same venue where it defeated Penn State in the Orange Bowl on Feb. 9. With that win, the Irish advanced to the College Football Playoff final.
The last time the Irish faced the Hurricanes there, Coach Brian Kelly suffered one of the worst marquee losses as Notre Dame coach. Miami won 41-8. Still, the Irish hold a 18-8-1 record against the Hurricanes. They have not beaten them in Florida since 1977.
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Irish coach Marcus Freeman won the Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year award.
Four Notre Dame offensive linemen have entered the transfer portal since the 2024 season ended.
Notre Dame Quote of the Day
“Al is a very highly regarded coach, and we are excited to welcome him back to the Bengals as defensive coordinator. He understands football at every level and has had great success as a coordinator, position coach and head coach. Al has a great football mind and will bring a smart, physical, aggressive approach to our defense.”
— Bengals head coach Zac Taylor on the hiring of Notre Dame’s Al Golden as the team’s defensive coordinator.
Notre Dame Headlines of the Day
- Lucky Charms: More notes on junior day recruiting event at ND
- Visitor Preview: Intel prior to a massive recruiting weekend for ND football
- ND walk-on tight end Charlie Selna enters NCAA Transfer Portal
- ND offensive lineman Ty Chan enters NCAA Transfer Portal
- Bengals announce ND football’s Al Golden as defensive coordinator
- ND cornerback Benjamin Morrison declares for NFL Draft
- ND Fighting Irish football 2025 scholarship chart
- ND center Pat Coogan enters NCAA transfer portal
- ND offensive guard Rocco Spindler enters NCAA transfer portal
- Key ND recruiting target returning to campus for Saturday’s junior day
- ND football’s Marcus Freeman named Bear Bryant Coach of the Year
- Newsstand: Pro Football Focus names 8 ND players on 2025 NFL Draft big board