Texas and Notre Dame, the second and third winningest football programs in NCAA Division I, will play a four-game series, the schools announced Thursday. Texas visits Notre Dame Stadium on Sept. 5, 2015, and Sept. 12, 2020. The Irish visit Austin, Texas, on Sept. 3, 2016, and Aug. 31, 2019. Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said in a news release it is possible the series could be extended and potentially include other sports. "Starting a series with the Texas Longhorns is great not just for Notre Dame, but college football, and we couldn't be happier about it," Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said in the release. "When I look at the job coach (Mack) Brown has done at Texas in reviving a once proud tradition, I see many parallels to what our staff plans to do at Notre Dame. "The addition of Texas to our future schedules is just another example of the type of high-profile programs we plan on playing as an independent. We look forward to embracing our unique status within college football and continuing to schedule games against similar programs down the road." Read more: http://www.indystar.com/article/201.../Notre-Dame-Texas-to-play-4-beginning-in-2015
