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Notre Dame football announces date for Blue-Gold game

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Jonathan Wagner

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Notre Dame football has undergone quite a few changes after the 2021 season. There is a new coaching staff in place, led by new head coach Marcus Freeman following Brian Kelly leaving to take the LSU job. The roster has seen some changes as well. Those changes have created a lot of intrigue for Notre Dame’s 2022 season, and fans will get their first glimpse at the team in the Blue-Gold spring game.

Notre Dame officially announced via Twitter on Monday afternoon that their Blue-Gold spring game will take place on Saturday, April 23.

Last season, the Irish went 11-1 in the regular season, with their only loss coming against the Cincinnati Bearcats. Brian Kelly departed for LSU after the regular season came to an end, and Marcus Freeman made his head coaching debut on January 1 in the Fiesta Bowl against Oklahoma State.

Notre Dame fell to Oklahoma State in a thrilling 37-35 game in the Fiesta Bowl, falling to 11-2 on the season.

Since Freeman took over, the Notre Dame coaching staff has seen some movement, and some key players have moved onto the 2022 NFL Draft as well. The team will undoubtedly look different next season, creating a lot of intrigue for Notre Dame’s Blue-Gold spring game.

Freeman recently added another impressive hire for Notre Dame

Last week, Notre Dame hired former Ohio State linebackers coach Al Washington as the team’s new defensive line coach and defensive run game coordinator. Washington was at Ohio State for the past three seasons. The two worked together at Cincinnati, where Freeman was the Bearcats’ defensive coordinator and Washington was defensive line coach.

“I have seen firsthand how talented Al Washington is as a coach,” Freeman said in a statement. “He is a great teacher and developer of his players on the field, but is just as impressive in how he goes about building great men off the field. On top of that, he is a passionate recruiter whose work in that area is going to help us compete for a national title.”

Notre Dame will be tested right away in the 2022 season, with a road trip to Ohio State looming during Week 1.