According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, the Irish and Auburn have formally agreed to a home-and-home series in 2027 and 2028, marking the first-ever meeting between the two storied programs. Auburn will visit South Bend in 2027, with Notre Dame making the return trip to Jordan-Hare Stadium the following year.

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Auburn will be without a handful of players for this week’s matchup with Vanderbilt. The most significant new inclusion on the availability report is starting safety and captain Champ Anthony, who was officially ruled out on Wednesday. He left last week’s loss to Kentucky early and was on crutches during Tuesday’s practice.

Auburn football became the fourth SEC program this season to fire its head coach on Sunday, ending ties with Hugh Freeze following a 15-19 overall record and a 6-16 mark against SEC foes. The Tigers join Florida, Arkansas, and LSU as programs within the conference that will need to fill their head coaching position this offseason.