Notre Dame's scheduled Sept. 12 home game against Arkansas will no longer be its first game on American soil.
The Fighting Irish's Aug. 29 game against Navy has been moved to the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. The game was originally scheduled to be played in Dublin, but was moved due to complications related to covid-19.
According to a statement, the schools intend to play the game either Sept. 5 or Sept. 6. It will be the first time the Fighting Irish will play at Navy-Marines Memorial Stadium.
In 2012, Navy and Notre Dame played their season opener in Dublin's Aviva Stadium and drew more than 35,000 fans from the U.