UCLA versus Notre Dame, a rivalry that used to be as savory as holiday ham, will be renewed. The teams were part of each other’s schedules from 1966 to 1995, playing twice a season over one 13-year stretch.
Then along came the Grinch who stole the series, otherwise known as the Big East Conference. Notre Dame’s move away from being an independent, along with the desire of both schools to schedule other high-profile opponents, led to the demise of the rivalry.
When the teams meet Saturday night at Pauley Pavilion, it will be for only the fifth time since 1995.