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AtoZ Sports on MSNFormer Notre Dame recruiting target lands with SEC program to pair with a long time Fighting Irish commit turned headache
Luckily for Notre Dame, they were able to pull in an elite secondary class even without Womack. The five-man group of Joey O'Brien, Khary Adams, Chaston Smith, Ayden Pouncey, and Nick Reddish is an outstanding one. The future of the back end under secondary coach Mike Mickens is in a very good place, and is only getting better.
Notre Dame doesn't have the longest history against the majority of the SEC, but what history there is is rich. For instance, the Irish never lost to a team
Alabama football was poised for SEC schedule move to nine league games. Future Crimson Tide non-conference game contracts have language to address it.
The SEC is moving to a nine-game conference schedule in 2026, ending a yearslong debate and potentially easing a path toward another College Football Playoff expansion.
The world of college football is changing by the day, but hopefully Notre Dame's independence remains forever.
The SEC's schedule change means Mississippi State football must cancel a nonconference game in 2026. Here's what that could look like.