SOUTH BEND -- After a gutty season-opening win last week at then No. 20 Texas A&M, Notre Dame football opens the home portion of its 2024 season by hosting Northern Illinois Saturday afternoon.

It's the first ever meeting between the Irish (1-0) -- ranked No. 7 in the US LBM Coaches Poll and No. 5 in the AP poll -- and unranked Huskies (1-0) of the Mid-American Conference.

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