Both sides can agree that Navy no longer resembles the squad that got routed by Notre Dame in last season’s opener in Dublin, Ireland.

Notre Dame offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock spoke to local reporters Tuesday afternoon, ahead of Saturday’s matchup with Navy. Here’s what Denbrock had to say. On if there’s value for Notre Dame in looking over Navy’s offensive film “Yeah,

Notre Dame (6-1) heads east this weekend to take on one of its longest rivals, the Navy Midshipmen (6-0). The Irish come into this matchup ranked No. 12 in the polls and the Midshipmen rank No. 24. It's the first time since 2019 that both Notre Dame and Navy come into this game ranked in the Top 25.