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Newsstand: Notre Dame involved in six of top 100 college football rivalries, per The Athletic

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Nov 11, 2017; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish tight end Alize Mack (86) makes a catch over Miami Hurricanes defensive back Malek Young (12) for a touchdown during the second half at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

The Athletic recently ranked the top 100 rivalries in college football history. Notre Dame is involved in six of them. Here’s what those half a dozen matchups are and where they rank in the all-time annals.

No. 61: Fighting Irish vs. Purdue
• ND leads series 61-26-2
• First meeting: Nov. 14, 1896
• Total meetings: 88

No. 56: Fighting Irish vs. Miami
• ND leads series 18-8-1
• First meeting: Oct. 7, 1955
• Total meetings: 27

No. 45: Fighting Irish vs. Michigan State
• ND leads series 49-29-1
• First meeting: Nov. 25, 1897
• Total meetings: 79

No. 40: Fighting Irish vs. Navy/Army
• ND leads series 83-13-1/40-8-4
• First meeting: Oct. 15, 1927/Nov. 1, 1913
• Total meetings: 149

No. 18: Fighting Irish vs. Michigan
• UM leads series 25-18-1
• First meeting: Nov. 13, 1887
• Total meetings: 44

No. 5: Fighting Irish vs. USC
• ND leads series 52-38-5
• First meeting: Dec. 4, 1926
• Total meetings: 95

The Irish will play four of these rivalry games in 2025. They match up against Purdue, Miami, Navy and USC. Michigan State is on the schedule in 2026 and 2027. Michigan is on the schedule in 2033 and 2034. That makes up, at least a little, for the uncertainty of the future of the USC rivalry.

Notre Dame tweets of the day

The year of Riley Leonard‘s life rolls on. The former Fighting Irish quarterback got engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Molly, in Italy this summer.

Fighting Irish baseball players are performing well in their summer leagues.

The Fighting Irish men’s soccer schedule is set.

Fighting Irish quote of the day

“This team is stacked. That was one heck of a run last season; it’ll be hard to replicate but I wouldn’t put it past the bunch that [Marcus] Freeman has built.”

— An anonymous coach to Lindy’s Sports previewing the 2025 Fighting Irish football season

Blue & Gold headlines of the day

• Former Notre Dame linebacker Jaylon Smith opens ramen bar in South Bend
• Ranking Notre Dame’s five wide receiver commits in 2026 class
• Top-250 four-star CB Allen Evans remains on Notre Dame football’s radar after Irish Invasion camp

• Khary Adams reflects on choosing Notre Dame over Penn State: ‘It felt like home’
• Four-star WR Bubba Frazier reflects on Notre Dame official visit
• Lucky Charms: Experts break down Notre Dame DL target Elijah Golden’s recruitment
• Notre Dame recruiting pipeline from Wisconsin’s Catholic Memorial continues with DL Isaac Miller


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