Year after year, Notre Dame is criticized for playing a weak schedule and not being in a conference. It doesn’t matter that Notre Dame plays as many Power 5 opponents as anyone else, or that they work to balance the ACC deal with playing their traditional rivals. Without a conference championship game, the Irish leave themselves open to criticism because the general public perceives their schedule to be weaker.
The 2020 schedule is certainly not a weak one, but that won’t stop the narrative from following the Fighting Irish.
The Irish begin their 2020 campaign in Dublin against Navy.