Soldier Field showdown is another Chicago chapter for Irish
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)

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)

Sep. 22, 2021 01:18 PM EDT
FILE - This is a 1925 file photo showing Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne. Date and location are unknown. 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. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - This is a 1925 file photo showing Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne. Date and location are unknown. 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. (AP Photo/File)

Sep. 22, 2021 01:18 PM EDT
FILE - Chris Zorich, defensive tackle for Notre Dame 1988-90, and former Chicago Bears player, waves to the crowd during the College Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement parade in South Bend, Ind., in this Saturday, July 19, 2008, file photo. Dozens of Chicago natives have played for Notre Dame and a few have come home to play for the NFL's Chicago Bears. (AP Photo/Joe Raymond, File)

FILE - Chris Zorich, defensive tackle for Notre Dame 1988-90, and former Chicago Bears player, waves to the crowd during the College Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement parade in South Bend, Ind., in this Saturday, July 19, 2008, file photo. Dozens of Chicago natives have played for Notre Dame and a few have come home to play for the NFL's Chicago Bears. (AP Photo/Joe Raymond, File)

Sep. 22, 2021 01:22 PM EDT