Michigan, Notre Dame will reportedly renew one of football's biggest rivalries

There will be three years between Michigan-Notre Dame meetings with the Wolverines and Fighting Irish looking to play once again in 2018

by Adam Silverstein

@SilversteinAdam
5h ago • 1 min read

It did not take long for one of the most storied rivalries in college football to renew after what will be a short hiatus. Michigan and Notre Dame appear to be ready to resume a football series with an announcement scheduled for Thursday afternoon, according to multiple reports late Wednesday night.



Jay Sarkar @WLNSJaySarkar

Source: #Michigan and #NotreDame to announce their football rivalry series will resume play in 2018. Announcement expected tomorrow.
11:27 PM - 6 Jul 2016 · Lansing, MI, United States
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While there are no details yet as to how long this renewed rivalry will last, it is obviously great news for fans of both schools and college football in general. Most believe the agreement will be for a home-and-home series over two years in 2018 and 2019.

The Wolverines and Fighting Irish last squared off in 2014 with Notre Dame routing Michigan 31-0. The programs had played consecutively from 2002-14 and 42 times in total dating back to 1887, including 31-of-37 years since 1978. The three-year drought will be the longest in the series since 1943 to 1978.
Discussion for renewing the series has been nearly nine months in the making, according to UM coach Jim Harbaugh, who told MLive.com that he's been "on board fully since the inception" of talks.

Irish coach Brian Kelly said he was pushing for the games just as hard as Harbaugh. "I think I've made it fairly public that I'd like to see this game happen," he said.


Me: With this renewal and the hockey deal, ND and the Big Ten seem to be thawing their Cold War relationship. Too bad. I have despised the Big Ten for over fifty years.