Notre Dame and Auburn are reportedly set to face off on the football field for the first time in the history of the two schools.<\/p>\n
According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel<\/a>, Notre Dame and Auburn agreed to a home-and-home for the 2027 and 2028 seasons. The first matchup will take place at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, while the second will occur at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn.<\/p>\n Talks between the two schools surrounding the upcoming pair of games factored into the Tigers’ decision to move their 2026 clash with Baylor to a neutral site, per\u00a0Thamel<\/a>.<\/p>\n On Oct. 6, Auburn\u00a0announced<\/a>\u00a0that its home game against Baylor next season would be moved to Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta so that players could engage in name, image and likeness (NIL) activations tied directly to ticket sales and surrounding events.<\/p>\n For the Fighting Irish, the addition of Auburn on their 2026 slate gives them another SEC opponent after “record strength” was an\u00a0added metric<\/a>\u00a0to the 2025 College Football Playoff selection process.<\/p>\n Notre Dame is searching for a second consecutive CFP appearance under head coach Marcus Freeman, currently sitting at 6-2. The Fighting Irish are riding a six-game win streak after dropping their first two contests, owning the No. 10 spot in the first\u00a0CFP rankings<\/a>.<\/p>\n