Top Ad
I DIG Radio
www.idigradio.com
Listen live to the best music from around the world!
I DIG Style
www.idigstyle.com
Learn about the latest fashion styles and more...

Irish to kick off ACC slate vs. Duke on Sept. 12

Written by 
Published in Breaking News
Thursday, 06 August 2020 07:28

The ACC released its full schedule on Thursday, with Notre Dame hosting Duke in Week 1 on Sept. 12 in a unique setup that will feature the Irish playing a league slate for the first time.

Last week, the league announced it would play a 10-game conference schedule with one nonconference game and Notre Dame would be a part of it as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The release Thursday listed dates for all games, and most of the nonconference opponents all league teams would play.

Notre Dame will host Western Michigan in its lone nonconference game. That means the Irish will forgo their traditional matchup with Navy, which has been played annually since 1927. Notre Dame and Navy were initially scheduled to play in Dublin, but the game was moved to Annapolis, Maryland, in June.

Because the ACC is requiring all nonconference games to be played in the respective teams' home states, Notre Dame simply could not travel to play Navy to make the game happen.

Clemson, hoping to make it back to the national championship game, opens at Wake Forest. Its game at Notre Dame remains Nov. 7. After a bye, Clemson closes with ACC rival Florida State, Pitt and Virginia Tech to end the regular season.

The Tigers, unable to play their annual rivalry game against South Carolina because the SEC went with a 10-game league schedule, did not have a nonconference opponent listed, though that game is scheduled to be played Sept. 19.

The other three ACC teams with SEC rivals have their nonconference opponents set: Louisville will play Western Kentucky on Sept. 12, Florida State will play Samford on Sept. 19, and Georgia Tech will play UCF on Sept. 19. All three of those nonconference opponents were already on the 2020 schedule.

North Carolina also does not have a nonconference opponent yet, but that game is also listed to be played Sept. 19. Three of its previously scheduled nonconference opponents are out of the picture: Its game against Auburn was canceled, UConn canceled the entire 2020 season, and the Tar Heels' road game at UCF cannot happen because of the league's home state mandate. That leaves previously scheduled James Madison or another team as possibilities.

Among the other notable schedule highlights:

  • Miami will play the first game of the season, hosting UAB on Thursday, Sept. 10.

  • Florida State plays at Miami on Sept. 26, the first time the rivals will play in September since 2009.

  • Virginia and Virginia Tech play their rivalry game in Week 2, their earliest meeting since 1987.

  • The ACC championship game will be played either Dec. 12 or Dec. 19 in Charlotte.

Read 294 times

Soccer

Schick nets four as Leverkusen thrash Freiburg

Schick nets four as Leverkusen thrash Freiburg

Dec 21 (Reuters) - Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso praised his team's determination after a com...

Players arrested in alleged racist incident in Brazil

Players arrested in alleged racist incident in Brazil

EmailPrintFour River Plate women's players were arrested by Sao Paulo police and accused of making a...

Arsenal 'worried' as Saka suffers injury - Arteta

Arsenal 'worried' as Saka suffers injury - Arteta

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsBukayo Saka left Selhurst Park on crutches on Saturday after he was...

2026 FIFA


2028 LOS ANGELES OLYMPIC

UEFA

2024 PARIS OLYMPIC


Basketball

Clarkson among 3 fined from Jazz-Pistons tussle

Clarkson among 3 fined from Jazz-Pistons tussle

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsNEW YORK -- Utah's Jordan Clarkson was fined $35,000 by the NBA on...

Magic 'praying,' fear Mo Wagner's injury serious

Magic 'praying,' fear Mo Wagner's injury serious

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsORLANDO, Fla. -- Add Moritz Wagner to Orlando's rapidly expanding i...

Baseball

Why no leadoff hitter will ever top Rickey Henderson

Why no leadoff hitter will ever top Rickey Henderson

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsIf you could name one player in the history of baseball who was the...

White Sox acquire reliever Booser from Red Sox

White Sox acquire reliever Booser from Red Sox

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsCHICAGO -- The Chicago White Sox bolstered their bullpen Saturday,...

Sports Leagues

  • FIFA

    Fédération Internationale de Football Association
  • NBA

    National Basketball Association
  • ATP

    Association of Tennis Professionals
  • MLB

    Major League Baseball
  • ITTF

    International Table Tennis Federation
  • NFL

    Nactional Football Leagues
  • FISB

    Federation Internationale de Speedball

About Us

I Dig® is a leading global brand that makes it more enjoyable to surf the internet, conduct transactions and access, share, and create information.  Today I Dig® attracts millions of users every month.r

 

Phone: (800) 737. 6040
Fax: (800) 825 5558
Website: www.idig.com
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Affiliated