During this Saturday's episode of "College GameDay," former Alabama coach Nick Saban delivered a message to Marcus Freeman and the Notre Dame football team. Notre Dame comes into Week 11 with a 6-2 record.

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Notre Dame's addition amplifies a presumed gauntlet for Auburn under the SEC's new scheduling model. The Tigers are hosting Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma and Texas A&M in 2027, as well as traveling to Texas. In 2028, they'll make a quartet of daunting road trips, heading to Alabama, Florida, Georgia and LSU.

Notre Dame football will face Auburn for a home-and-home series beginning in 2027 and concluding in 2028, it announced Wednesday.

We’ve seen more and more of such series played or scheduled in recent years, including Alabama-Texas (before the Longhorns joined the SEC), Alabama-Ohio State, Auburn-Penn State, Georgia-Notre Dame and Texas-Ohio State. But there are still a few yet-to-happen matchups between SEC schools and Power 4 conference opponents that we’d like to see.

Auburn's scheduling of Notre Dame comes as the SEC further strengthens its schedules for its teams as the league moves from an eight-game league schedule this season to a nine-game league schedule in 2026. The new league rules also require SEC programs to schedule at least one Power 4 non-conference game each season.

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