Newsstand: CBS Sports projects which college football bowl game will feature Notre Dame
College football has officially crossed its midway point, and schools are being projected to play in bowl games.
CBS Sports released its bowl projections for the 2023 season earlier this week. They picked No. 15 Notre Dame (6-2) to face Kansas (5-2) in the Pop-Tarts Bowl. The game occurs on Dec. 28 at 5:45 p.m. at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla.
The game was previously known under several other names, including most recently, Camping World (2017-19) and Russell Athletic (2012-16). Kellogg’s has been the title sponsor since 2020.
Notre Dame previously faced Iowa State (2019) and Florida State (2011) in the game. The Irish beat ISU 33-9 but lost to FSU 18-14. Kansas took on NC State in the 2003 Tangerine Bowl — one of its many previous names — and lost 56-26.
Last season, Notre Dame played in The Gator Bowl and beat South Carolina 43-38. It marked coach Marcus Freeman’s first bowl game victory. Kansas faced Arkansas in the Liberty Bowl and lost 55-53 in a three-overtime classic.
The Irish are 4-1-1 all-time against Kansas. They last played in 1999, a game Notre Dame won 48-13. Before that, it had not faced the Jayhawks since 1938.
Notre Dame Posts of the Day
Fighting Irish women’s basketball senior forward Maddy Westbeld was named to the Katrina McClain Power Forward of the Year preseason watchlist on Thursday.
Irish sophomore linebacker Nolan Ziegler made his 2023 season debut last Saturday after sitting out the first seven games of the season due to a mental health matter.
The Notre Dame football program celebrated National Tight Ends Day.
Notre Dame Quote of the Day
“He reminds me of a kid from that university. The history, that tradition. The kids are not only phenomenal football players but great kids and great representatives of a great school. That’s what he exemplifies.”
— West Chester (Ohio) Lakota West coach Tom Bolden on Notre Dame 2024 safety commit Taebron Bennie-Powell.
Notre Dame Headlines of the Day
- Micah Shrewsberry to ND fans: ‘Just come and watch us’
- Coach perspective: Why ascending RB Daniel Anderson fits the ND player prototype
- Former ND women’s basketball guard Jackie Young wins WNBA title
- Which ND players made midseason All-American teams?
- Difficulty meter: Ranking remaining four games on the ND football schedule
- WATCH: The ND recruiting update with Singer and Kelly (Oct. 19)
- Coach’s perspective on ND commit Taebron Bennie-Powell’s switch back to safety
- ND coaches on the road: Irish staff kicks off bye week travel Thursday
