With the Players Era Festival in the second year of its existence, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish received the unlucky draw of facing the Houston Cougars for the second consecutive season. Notre Dame lost to Houston once agains while at the Players Era Festival, and Fighting Irish head coach Micah Shrewsberry wants to change that , as per Joseph Duarte of The Houston Chronicle.

“I’m going to petition to never, ever, see them again,” Shrewsberry said following Notre Dame’s 66-56 loss to Houston.

Obviously Shrewsberry’s comments were more tongue-in-cheek, but it was certainly was a bit of unfortunate luck for the Fighting Irish to draw the Cougars first in the season that they ended up reaching the national championship game , and secondly when they’re trying to get back there.

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