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Michigan - Notre Dame Rivalry in College Football

Yep, we just can’t get enough of these guys locking football helmets on the gridiron.

The Michigan Wolverines and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish have been going at each other for quite some time now and it definitely looks like this rivalry won’t be seeing the end of day anytime soon.

The Michigan Wolverines and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish just signed a 20-year contract extension that will have them at each other’s throats annually until 2031.

michigan_notredame.jpgThe Michigan - Notre Dame rivalry was suppose to end after the 2011 gridiron battles but with this latest contract extension, we’ll see these guys play for two decades more after the coming 2007-08 NCAA College Football season.

‘’The Notre Dame - Michigan game has been a red-letter date on the football schedule for a long time, so it made perfect sense to make certain the rivalry continues annually long into the future,'’ Notre Dame Fighting Irish athletic director Kevin White said.

Michigan and Notre Dame are one-two respectively in wins and winning percentage. Michigan is 860-282-36 with a .745 winning percentage while rivals Notre Dame is 821-269-42 with a .744.

In this rivalry that dates back to 1877, the Michigan Wolverines lead their all-time series with the Fighting Irish 19-14-1. The meeting between these two huge college football programs has become a staple of every college football season.

The NCAA, being the great businessmen that they are, just decided to give the fans more of what they want.

‘’It is a game our players and alumni, and every college football fan, deserves,'’ Michigan Wolverines head coach Lloyd Carr said. ‘’I am ecstatic they were able to come to an agreement.'’

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