Playing against Notre Dame is special for every member of the Navy football program. Getting to face the most storied program in college football every season is an opportunity not many teams get.

Navy coaches tout the annual matchup with Notre Dame, played either in an NFL stadium or fabled Notre Dame Stadium, when out on the recruiting trail and it is a powerful lure.

All that said, Saturday’s game against Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, is particularly special for one member of the Navy football team. Starting safety Giuseppe Sessi has been looking forward to this contest ever since arriving in Annapolis. His roots run deep when it comes to the University of Notre Dame, the school from which his father and grandfather graduated. Sessi was raised to be a diehard Notre Dame football

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