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| 28th July, 2007 - 1:46 pm | Houston Chronicle - Officials from Lone Star Sports & Entertainment have held preliminary talks with Notre Dame about bringing a football game to Reliant Stadium.
?It?s all very preliminary,? said David Brady, director of Lone Star Sports & Entertainment. ?We?ve at least opened the dialogue. We?ve talked to them about their future schedule and the potential of a game here.?
Notre Dame plans to schedule a football game each season at neutral sites starting in 2009.
Notre Dame would be designated the "home" team in any game played in Houston. No exact year has been targeted during the early stages of talks, but a team "with local appeal" -- likely from the Big 12 or Conference USA -- could be a possible opponent.
Houston "is certainly in the mix,? said John Heisler, Notre Dame?s associate athletics director. ?We?ve said from day one that Texas and Florida are two states that we?re the most interested in.?
Notre Dame will play games ? against yet-to-be-determined opponents -- at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla., in 2011 and 2014.
The Fighting Irish also will play Washington State in San Antonio?s Alamodome on Oct. 31, 2009, and are in discussion with Baylor about playing at the Dallas Cowboys? new stadium in Arlington in 2012. Heisler said no agreement has been signed with Baylor, but that discussions are ?pretty well along? and a deal is imminent. [READ] |
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