Alex Rodriguez is a Notre Dame football fan

Sophomore LB Jaylon Smith highlights our weekly breakdown of Notre Dame's keymatchups as the Irish prepare for the Michigan Wolverines.

As Gardner followed the play, Redfield came from his right side, smashing him in the side of the neck and helmet. Redfield was flagged on the play, which negated the final touchdown on the interception for Notre Dame. It's even worse in slow motion.

This is the last dance for Michigan and Notre Dame, arguably the two most successful college football programs ever, whose decades-long rivalry has been discontinued for the foreseeable future as Notre Dame eases into 

09/27/14, at Syracuse TV, East Rutherford, N.J. (MetLife Stadium), TBA. 10/04/14, vs. Stanford TV, Notre Dame, Ind. 3:30 p.m. ET. 10/11/14, vs. North Carolina TV, Notre Dame, Ind. 3:30 p.m. ET. 10/18/14, at Florida State TV, Tallahassee, Fla.

In what very well could be the final regular season matchup between storied college football programs Michigan and Notre Dame, the Fighting Irish dropped 21 unanswered first half points on their way to a 31-0 victory over