'Irish Wear Green' set for Louisville revenge game at Notre Dame Stadium

SOUTH BEND — Green jerseys couldn’t quite help Notre Dame football outlast Ohio State last fall, but they will be back in use for a key revenge game on Sept. 28 against Louisville.

Notre Dame, ranked seventh in both major preseason polls, announced via social media that its Irish Wear Green game is already a sellout.  Irish wrestling sensation Sheamus (nee Stephen Farrelly) of the WWE will be on hand at Notre Dame Stadium as a special guest.

In 2022, Marcus Freeman’s first full season at the helm, Notre Dame wore green in a 24-17 home win over California. Freeman entered that game 0-3 in his head coaching career, and former Irish linebacker Manti Te’o returned as the guest of honor in a game that went down to the final play.

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Two weeks after falling 17-14 in the waning seconds to the sixth-ranked Buckeyes, 10 ^th -ranked Notre Dame saw its 2023 playoff hopes go up in smoke before an amped-up nighttime crowd at Louisville. The Cardinals, ranked No. 25 at the time, pulled away in the second half for a 33-20 upset, forcing five turnovers and sacking Sam Hartman five times.

Louisville opens the 2024 season just outside the Top 25 in both the Associated Press and US LBM polls. Senior defensive end Ashton Gillotte, named a first-team preseason All-American by USA Today Sports, is coming off an 11-sack season, including 1.5 sacks against Notre Dame.

Mike Berardino covers Notre Dame football for NDInsider.com and the South Bend Tribune. Follow @MikeBerardino on social media.

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