Video: UPDATE: BYU–Notre Dame Series Set for 2026 — Does This Help Both Teams’ CFP Hopes? | Jake & Ben
Dec 22, 2025, 12:30 PM | Updated: 1:01 pm
BYU and Notre Dame have officially scheduled a home-and-home football series, with the Irish set to visit Provo in 2026 and the Cougars returning the trip in 2027.
BYU Insider Mitch Harper joins the KSL Sports Zone’s Jake & Ben to break down how the series came together, why it happened now, and what it means for both programs’ hopes to make the College Football Playoff moving forward.
📌 In this video:
✅ Breakdown of the new BYU–Notre Dame home-and-home series
✅ Timing of the deal and reasoning behind it for both teams
✅ What the series deal does for both the Cougars’ and Irish’s CFP hopes
✅ Big 12 implications and how BYU’s schedule is impacted moving forward
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Do you think this BYU–Notre Dame matchup improves either team’s College Football Playoff chances?
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