Notre Dame kicks off its 2018 football season with a prime time battle against the visiting Michigan Wolverines. The Irish return quarterback Brandon Wimbush among the core of offensive veterans, and welcome back ten starters from a talented defense. The Wolverines are equally well-stocked on defense, and Coach Jim Harbaugh has imported graduate quarterback Shea Patterson from Mississippi to jump start an offense that has underperformed in his first two seasons at the helm. The game will be nationally televised on NBC beginning at 7:30 pm ET.
Coach Brian Kelly, who begins his ninth season in South Bend, has devoted a significant amount of practice time during the offseason to the development of Wimbush and the passing game.