24 hours after the College Football Playoff announced that all Power 4 programs must play at least ten games against other P4 programs per season, the Washington Huskies announced a home-and-home series with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
The series will begin on September 27, 2031, when Washington will travel to South Bend, Indiana, and resume on November 11, 2034, when the Fighting Irish will make their way to Seattle.
The two programs have met eight times in their history, with the 11-time national champions coming out on top all eight. That includes a 46-0 victory in their first meeting in 1948, and most recently, a 37-30 win for Notre Dame in overtime over then-first year coach Steve Sarkisian and quarterback Jake Locker.
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With the first installment of the game a little under five years away, it feels like somewhat of a jarring reality that nobody on either of the current rosters will be playing in the game, let alone the coaching situation in college football will all be a mystery.
In a hypothetical world where everything stays the same on both coaching staffs, Jedd Fisch's team could be led by top players like current 2027 four-star commits Tre Moore at wide receiver, Censere Gaylord at cornerback, and four-star defensive tackles Jon Ioane and Tevita Nonu, who would all be in their fifth and final years.
On the other side, Marcus Freeman's team may be led by fifth-years like five-star offensive tackle Oluwasemilore Olubobola and four-star edge rusher Aidan O'Neil, who Fisch's coaching staff was making a big push for before they ultimately chose the Fighting Irish.
This article originally appeared on Huskies Wire: Washington football announces home-and-home series with Notre Dame
