Notre Dame taking a break from UM, MSU
Categories: Spartans, Wolverines
Written By: Admin
Despite the apparent best efforts of U-M athletic director Bill Martin, Michigan and Notre Dame may not play for two years. The same deal will follow for Michigan State.
The current U-M/Notre Dame contract expires in 2011 and, according to Notre Dame athletic director Kevin White, the teams will take at least two years off.
A story in the (Ala.) Press-Register today said, “White said the Fighting Irish will take a short break from their Big 10 rivals in the future, replacing Michigan with Oklahoma for a two-year period, then facing Arizona State instead of Michigan State for two years.”
Martin said earlier this summer that the hangup in the contract renegotiations was U-M’s intent to get the Notre Dame home game in the opposite year of Ohio State, unlike the previous setup.
