SETTING THE SCENE
• Bowling Green concludes its non-conference schedule with a nationally-televised contest at Notre Dame this Saturday (Oct. 5). The game will kickoff from Notre Dame Stadium at 3:30 p.m., and will air live on NBC. Notre Dame is ranked No. 9 in the AP Top 25 and No. 10 in the Coaches Poll.
• Bowling Green will enter Saturday's game off a 14-day bye. The bye was the longest in-season break for the Falcons since 2013.
• Saturday will mark the first-ever football game between Bowling Green and Notre Dame.