Notre Dame schedules game against Lou Holtz’s alma mater ...Middle East

Notre Dame announced a series of new football games this week, including a matchup against Kent State, the alma mater of the late Lou Holtz.

The Fighting Irish will face Kent State in 2027 in South Bend. Additionally, Notre Dame announced it has extended its series with Stanford through the 2028 season.

Notre Dame will host Kent State on Oct. 2, 2027.

Schedule update Continuing the Legends Trophy tradition Hosting Kent State in 2027: t.co/kgip0mIkEk#GoIrish pic.twitter.com/lwFY5W5zer

— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) May 20, 2026

Holtz, who passed away earlier this year, played linebacker for the Golden Flashes and graduated with a degree in history from Kent State back in 1959. He later went on to have a legendary coaching career, which included a stint at Notre Dame from 1986-96.

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Marcus Freeman also has a connection to Kent State. He was the linebackers coach for the Golden Flashes from 2011-12. This was his first coaching role outside of a graduate assistant job at Ohio State.

Notre Dame and Kent State have no previous meetings on the gridiron.

As for the 2026 season, Notre Dame is hoping to get back to the College Football Playoff after missing out this past fall. Here are the updated CFP qualifier odds on Kalshi:

Prediction Markets College Football Playoff Qualifiers 2026 Learn more about Prediction Markets Kalshi Notre Dame 83% Ohio St. 76% Oregon 76% Georgia 71% Miami (FL) 68% Indiana 67% Texas 62% Texas Tech 62% LSU 47% Ole Miss 44% Predict

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