The Camping World Bowl may be a disappointment to most Notre Dame fans, but it’s a game that still has a lot of intrigue.
The bowl originally known as the Blockbuster Bowl is a game that that Notre Dame is no stranger to, having appeared in 2011. The result was a loss to Florida State, 18-14. At the time, it was known as the Champs Sports Bowl, its final game before being changed again to the Russell Athletic Bowl.
This is Notre Dame’s first postseason game against a Big 12 team. Notre Dame is 2-2 against active Big 12 members in bowl games (2-1 vs Texas, 0-1 vs West Virginia), but neither were in the Big 12 yet.