In 2018, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish had a grueling football season scheduled. The opponents were good, but the amount of milage the Irish were going to have to travel was astounding — especially in November.

This year, the Irish don’t have to log all that many miles, but does this schedule have pitfalls of its own? What stands out and how might the Irish navigate this new gauntlet?

2019 Notre Dame Football Schedule DATE OPPONENT STADIUM TIME TV DATE OPPONENT STADIUM TIME TV 09/02 @ Louisville Cardinals Cardinal Stadium TBA ESPN/ABC 09/14 New Mexico Lobos Notre Dame Stadium 2:30 PM NBC 09/21 @ Georgia Bulldogs Sanford Stadium TBA ESPN/ABC 10/05 Bowling Green Falcons Notre Dame Stadium 3:30 PM NBC 09/28 Virginia Cavaliers Notre Dame Stadium 3:30 PM NBC 10/12 USC Trojans Notre Dame Stadium 7:30 PM NBC 10/26 @ Michigan Wolverines Michigan Stadium TBA ESPN/ABC 11/02 Virginia Tech Hokies Notre Dame Stadium 2:30 PM NBC 11/09 @ Duke Blue Devils Wallace Wade Stadium TBA ACCN 11/16 Navy Midshipmen Notre Dame Stadium 14:30 NBC 11/23 Boston College Eagles Notre Dame Stadium 2:30 PM NBC 11/30 @ Stanford Cardinal Stanford Stadium TBA ESPN/ABC

Welcome to the first installment of our Off The Rails Podcast segment. These are mini-pods that are designed to give you something to listen to for 20-30 minutes each week during the offseason. The OFD Podcast will continue as always, but we know how busy everyone can get during the summer, and we hope this is something enjoyable for you while you:

Sit by the pool

Mow the yard

Run errands

Haul your shit back to the car from the beach

Plot your revenge on the squirrels in your neighborhood

And whatever.

Again... these are designed to be quicker and more singular in subject matter. We hope....

You can listen to the podcast in the player below, but wherever you get your podcasts, please rate and review so that we can make adjustments and cater to your needs.