Odds for Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M: Early point spread for Fighting Irish and Aggies released

Texas A&M Aggies vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish: The MOST IMPORTANT THINGS | Riley Leonard, Conner Weigman

One of the top games of the first week will take place on August 31st in College Station. Notre-Dame goes to Kyle Fields to Michael Elko and his new look Texas A&M Team and odds have been published.

According to FanDuel, the Aggies are the favorites in this duel with 2.5 points over the Fighting Irish. The over-under odds are 46.5.

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How to watch Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M

Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Channel: ABC, FuboTV (Stream)
Location: Kyle Field – College Station, Texas

Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M is part of a packed schedule in Week 1. ESPN's College Game Day will also be present at the prime-time clash.

Notre Dame is presenting itself in a new guise this season with numerous changes in the offensive, including a new coordinator in Mike Denbrock. Riley Leonard is now the quarterback and the Fighting Irish have brought several weapons as receivers from the Transfer portal. Jeremiya Love also returns to the backfield after an impressive first season.

One of the biggest storylines of the first week, however, will be Leonard's fight against Elko. They spent the last two years at duke before Elko left to become head coach at Texas A&M and replaced Jimbo Fischer. Both have many questions It feels like you're competing against each other for the first time and it adds to the excitement of the game.

“Of course I have a lot of respect for Riley,” Elko told On3's Andy Staples in February. “He's such a great kid and a great quarterback and a great fighter. I'd pick a lot of quarterbacks I'd rather have on the other sideline in my opening game than him. But it is what it is, and that's the world we live in today. I think there's a lot of mutual respect between the two of us.

“But I think he knows, as I do, that we are both high-class competitors. We won't be cheering each other on for those three and a half hours. And then we'll shake hands and wish each other the best for the rest of the year.”

Texas A&M lost several key players to the transfer portal during the offseason but retained its quarterback. Conner Weigman will be back under center for the Aggies after an injury ended his 2023 season prematurely, and he is already generating some NFL Draft Excitement ahead of his third year in College Station.

On defense, Texas A&M lost some key players, but was able to make some notable additions from the portal. The biggest is former Purdue EDGE Nic Scourtonwho is number 10 in the overall ranking On3 Industry Transfer Rankingsand former Alabama Corner Dezz Ricks.