Florida Cancels Notre Dame Series, Irish Add Washington

Florida has canceled its 2031-32 home-and-home football series with Notre Dame, invoking a contract clause that permits termination without a financial penalty if the SEC expanded to nine conference games. With nine SEC games and its annual rivalry matchup against Florida State, Florida cited the difficulty of adding another high-profile opponent to its schedule. The move follows the Gators’ cancellations of home-and-home series with Arizona State, California and North Carolina State; Colorado remains their only future nonconference home-and-home series. Notre Dame has arranged a home-and-home series with Washington for 2031 and 2034. The teams have met once, when Notre Dame won the 1992 Sugar Bowl, 39-28.