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Oct. 27 Oklahoma-Notre Dame clash set for 7 p.m. kickoff on national ABC telecast

Posted October 15, 2012 by Jason Kersey Comment on this article Leave a comment

NORMAN — Oklahoma’s Oct. 27 home game against Notre Dame was sure to be a big deal, regardless of almost anything that happened early in the season.

OU's Brandon Daniels is pushed out of bounds on this 3rd qtr. play. He picked up a first down on the play. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman. Oct. 2, 1999.
OU's Brandon Daniels is pushed out of bounds on this 3rd qtr. play. He picked up a first down on the play. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman. Oct. 2, 1999.
Now that it’s less than two weeks away, the Fighting Irish’s first visit to Norman since 1966 is even bigger than most probably thought it would  be. It’s got the added intrigue of both teams likely being ranked in the top 10, and the Big 12 Conference announced Monday that it will kick off in primetime — at 7 p.m. on ABC (Cox 8).

If both teams take care of business this weekend at home, it’s hard to imagine ESPN’s Gameday crew being anywhere other than Norman on Oct. 27.

Oklahoma lost to Kansas State on Sept. 22, but has recorded back-to-back wins in extremely impressive fashion, most recently routing Texas 63-21 last weekend to earn the No. 9 spot in the first BCS standings, which were released Sunday.

Notre Dame, meanwhile, is unbeaten and came in ranked fifth in the BCS standings. The Irish are coming off a narrow, controversial home win over Stanford in overtime.

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