Aug. 4, 2012; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback Everett Golson (5) hands off to running back Theo Riddick (6) during practice at the LaBar Practice Complex. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-US PRESSWIRE
Notre Dame and Navy kick off their seasons in Ireland. Check in here for game coverage, updates, highlights and final scores throughout the day. Follow @SBNationCFB
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish open their 2012 season against the Navy Midshipmen in Dublin, Ireland on Saturday morning. The Irish defeated Navy 56-14 in their meeting last season, though that was with quarterback Tommy Rees, who has been suspended for the 2012 opener.
Redshirt freshman Everett Golson will start in Rees' place -- it will be the first start of Golson's collegiate career. The 6'0 180-pounder spent the 2011 season serving as quarterback of the scout team.
For Navy to have any hope of avenging last season's loss, a much better defensive effort will be necessary. The Navy defense allowed Notre Dame to up 440 total yards of offense and average over seven yards per play from scrimmage in the 2011 meeting.
Game time, TV channel: 9:00 a.m. ET, CBS
Point spread: Notre Dame is favored by 17 points
For more on Irish football, visit Notre Dame blog One Foot Down. For more on Navy football, visit SB Nation DC. And you should probably start reading Big East Coast Bias.
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