Alabama vs. Notre Dame on Labor Day weekend?
Not so fast, Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne said Saturday morning after talks about a renewal of rivalry gained strength online.
The conversation started with a radio interview in which Peach Bowl CEO Gary Stokan. I was with Thom Abraham on 97.7-FM, which led to this tweet from the show’s account.
Gary Stoken, from Chic Fil A Kickoff Classic, said on the show that Notre Dame has been featured as a week-long opponent for Alabama in South Bend, Tuscaloosa or Dallas … and there is a stage where Virginia-Va Tech plays in Atlanta if ACC / SEC goes to the “Conference +1” schedule, the tweet said.
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Notre Dame currently has a game with Navy on the schedule for the first game on September 5. Alabama canceled its first game for that date when the Pac-12 announced that it would play only conference games in 2020. That rejected the Labor Day weekend game with USC.
Since the Pac-12 announcement on July 10, there has been speculation about Alabama’s solution to the programming gap.
Well, Byrne threw cold water at any hope of a confrontation between Alabama and Notre Dame this fall.
Alabama and Notre Dame have a home and home established for 2028 and 2029.
Michael Casagrande is a reporter for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @ByCasagrande or in Facebook.
