Here's How Much Notre Dame Is Paying Tennessee State For 2023 Game

Notre Dame will play Tennessee State, led by former college football and NFL star Eddie George, on September 2, 2023. On Thursday, how much Notre Dame was paying for the game was revealed. Per the Tennesseean...

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Notre Dame football will pay Tennessee State a $1 million guarantee when the Tigers visit South Bend for the 2023 season opener for both teams.

The Sept. 2 nationally televised game was announced on April 5. The guarantee is the largest ever for TSU. Contract details were obtained through a freedom of information request by The Tennessean.

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Former Notre Dame star QB Brady Quinn has recently shared his displeasure about the game...

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“You can’t schedule this and go, ‘Well, it’s historic for this reason.’ I get all that. I don’t care about that,” Quinn said, via Fox Sports Radio. “This isn’t about equity and all that stuff or trying to say hey, we’re helping out an HBCU school. It’s not about that. It’s about trying to win a National Championship…

“This a no win scenario for Notre Dame, no matter what way you go about it. It does not help elevate their program. You’re not winning a recruit for this. You’re not winning in the eyes of the College Football Playoff Committee, or the AP, or whatever else want to talk about recruiting.”

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(The Spun)