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FILE - Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly looks on during Notre Dame fall camp in South Bend, Ind., in this Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, file photo. No. 12 Notre Dame travels to Chicago this weekend to play No. 18 Wisconsin at Soldier Field. It is another chapter in the long history of connections between Chicago and Notre Dame athletics. The most famous coach in Fighting Irish history, Knute Rockne, was raised in Chicago. Dozens of Chicago natives have played for Notre Dame and a few have come home to play for the NFL's Chicago Bears. Current coach Brian Kelly has a chance this weekend to go ahead of Rockne as Notre Dame's winningest coach. (John Mersits/South Bend Tribune via AP, File)
Soldier Field showdown is another Chicago chapter for Irish

By Caroline Pineda Sep. 22, 2021 03:56 PM EDT

Ruhland overcomes injuries to play final year for Notre Dame

By Tom Coyne Nov. 21, 2019 02:33 PM EST
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Trevor Ruhland expected to be Notre Dame’s starting center this season, right up until the medical staff told him in January his left...

FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018 file photo, Notre Dame and Stanford face off during the first half of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame’s offensive line is preparing for its biggest challenge of the season. The Fighting Irish will face Clemson in a playoff semifinal at the Cotton Bowl on Dec. 29. The Tigers have one of the best defensive lines in the country and the No. 2 defense overall. Notre Dame defensive line coach Jeff Quinn says his players know what they are up against, but are confident as they get their game plan together.(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Irish line readies for nasty Clemson defensive front

By John Fineran Dec. 19, 2018 02:51 AM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2018, file photo, Notre Dame linebacker Drue Tranquill plays against Florida State in the second half of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind. Tranquill, who has suffered a broken left hand and high right ankle sprain during Notre Dame’s magical mystery 2018 tour, has remarkably missed just a few plays this season. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Tranquill leads No. 3 Notre Dame to cusp of playoff berth

By John Fineran Nov. 21, 2018 03:29 PM EST

Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book (12) watches warmups before an NCAA college football game against Florida State in South Bend, Ind.,Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. Book did not dress to play in the game. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
No. 3 Irish plan to start QB Book against No. 12 Syracuse

By John Fineran Nov. 11, 2018 03:19 PM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2018, file photo, Notre Dame's Ian Book (12) looks to pass against Wake Forest in the first half of an NCAA college football game, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Notre Dame (5-0) is seeking it's third win against a ranked team when they travel to Blacksburg, Va. to face No. 24 VirginiasTech (3-1) on Saturday. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
No. 6 Irish expecting raucous environment at No. 24 Hokies

By Hank Kurz Jr. Oct. 05, 2018 11:39 AM EDT

No. 14 Michigan, No. 12 Notre Dame revive rivalry in opener

The Associated Press Aug. 30, 2018 05:23 AM EDT
No. 14 Michigan (8-5 last season) at No. 12 Notre Dame (10-3), 7:30 p.m. ET, (NBC) Line: Notre Dame by 1. Series record:...