Texas Longhorns vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish gamethread

That win was the first of several impressive ones for the Irish in 2015, who positioned themselves as College Football Playoff contenders even after a close loss at Clemson and a ridiculous run of injuries whittled down their offensive depth charts.

Missing college football already? Texas takes on Notre Dame in an epic rematch from past year on Sep. Texas is slowly rebuilding under Charlie Strong and the Longhorns could surprise this season by winning a few more games than most think.

7 Last year Notre Dame running back Josh Adams became only the fourth freshman since 2000 from Power Five schools to average at least 7.0 yards per carry with a minimum of 100 attempts.

Notre Dame at Texas, 4:30pm PDT, Darrel K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, ABC.

How did Notre Dame’s opponents do this week?

Texas is a program that has been down but the Horns believe they have a team that is going to be strong this season. I don’t have words for what it would mean to go and see Notre Dame.

The Irish defeated Texas 38-3 in last year’s season opener in South Bend, Ind. Zaire threw for 313 yards and three touchdowns on 19-for-22 passing. Freshman Shane Buechele had a spectacular Spring game and has reportedly had the edge to start over a significantly improved Tyrone Swoopes; while last year’s main trigger man, the ultra athletic Jerrod Heard, is now going to be a threat a wide receiver. But as Ohio State’s 2015 struggles with finding a quarterback showed, playing more than one quarterback isn’t without potential bad consequences.

And another bad loss to Notre Dame, especially as college football’s lone game on this Sunday, would be an terrible way to start a pivotal 2016 campaign.

“Yeah, I’d say there is some anxiousness for sure”, Buechele said.

Notre Dame and Texas will tangle in the season opener for the second straight season.

Spread: The Irish started the week as a 3.5-point favorite.