COLUMBUS, Ohio — When Notre Dame opens next season at Ohio State football, it will be breaking in a new head coach. In the second seismic college football coaching departure in as many days, LSU hired Brian Kelly away from the Fighting Irish. Kelly had coached Notre Dame to playoff appearances in two of the last three seasons. At 11-1, the team remains in contention for a berth this season. Notre Dame plays at Ohio Stadium next Sept. 3 in the season opener for both teams. The programs have met only six times before, and not in the regular season since 1996. Ohio State beat the Irish in the Fiesta Bowl in 2006 and 2016. Is there any chance the coach who leads Notre Dame into the Horseshoe next season will have Buckeye ties? Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell jumped to the conventional wisdom list of candidates. The former Ohio State…
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