Bowl season is here, and that means match ups you aren’t typically used to seeing.
Browsing down the board of games, I come across many contests that immediately jump out as; “interesting.” Chalk up a check mark in the intriguing column for games that stylistically I can not wait to see. Houston Vs. Penn State and Wisconsin Vs. Oregon are teams playing against each other that couldn’t be any more different, but when I saw two history-rich schools that used to play frequently years ago, immediately thoughts raced to mind.
Notre Dame is slated to take on Florida State in the Champs Sports Bowl, two teams that have left many with memories from a National stage — and two programs that are so eagerly scratching and clawing to get that back.
The first thing that popped into my head was Charlie Ward’s pass that was knocked down by Shawn Wooden in 1993.
Fast forward a decade to 2003, a memory that was tenfold less relevant, but one I’ll never forget comes from a 14-yard Lorenzo Booker run during garbage time.