The 94 th edition of the Blue-Gold Game is set for April 12 at Notre Dame Stadium, but that doesn’t mean coach Marcus Freeman and the Irish will arrive there in the usual fashion. A 16-game season that ended on Jan. 20 in Atlanta with a loss to Ohio State in the national championship game still looms large in Notre Dame’s rearview mirror.

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Notre Dame will play a spring football exhibition game this preseason, head coach Marcus Freeman has announced. Fans can see the Blue and Gold take the field on April 12. “We will have a spring game,” Freeman said of his plans.