Notre Dame vs. Texas' Week 1 Game Rescheduled from Saturday to Sunday Night

Many college football fans are eagerly anticipating Notre Dame's regular-season opener at Texas because the contest will showcase the winner of the Fighting Irish's quarterback competition.

But we must wait one day longer than anticipated.

Notre Dame announced the clash—which was scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 3—will be played on Sunday night. Kickoff time and broadcast details are to be announced for the now-Sept. 4 tilt.

"A game of the magnitude of Notre Dame-Texas, played on the opening weekend of the college football season, deserves a special place on the Labor Day sports calendar," Irish athletic director Jack Swarbrick said, per the release.

ESPN's Matt Fortuna provided statements from Texas athletic director Mike Perrin and head coach Charlie Strong.

Special timing for games on Labor Day weekend has become commonplace, especially when the NFL regular season doesn't start until the following week.

However, the Monday night game has typically served as the headliner. In 2014, Miami battled Louisville. Last season, Virginia Tech hosted Ohio State. This year, Ole Miss and Florida State will square off on a neutral site.

Sunday has usually lacked a nationally-relevant matchup, considering the outings recently included Purdue-Marshall (2015) as well as Baylor-SMU and Tennessee-Utah State (2014).

Not so this year.

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Season opener vs Texas moved to Sunday Night!! That's why you come to Notre Dame

— SC (@Shaun20Crawford) April 8, 2016"

The 2016 meeting will be the 12th in series history. Notre Dame currently holds a 9-2 series lead, including a five-game winning streak that began in 1971.

Last season, Malik Zaire threw for 313 yards and three touchdowns, helping head coach Brian Kelly's team hammer the Longhorns 38-3. DeShone Kizer was merely an afterthought at the time, but Zaire's campaign ended due to a broken right ankle the next week.

Zaire and Kizer will continue vying for the No. 1 spot throughout the spring and summer. Coach Kelly might not even make a decision on the starter before the Irish invade Austin.

The winner of the competition—or, perhaps, the first one in the rotation to go under center—will be the focal point of the prime-time game.

Once the meeting is over, Notre Dame's players and students who made the trip must return to South Bend for class on Monday.

Granted, the process of changing flights and hotel reservations is probably worth the hassle for Fighting Irish supporters.

And we already know the athletic departments will have increased exposure and benefit on the bottom line—assuredly the primary reason Notre Dame vs. Texas is switching to a Sunday night game.

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