Some days are more interesting than others. This was a day in 1996 for me, a day when I was working for a newspaper in Middletown, N.Y., and within the space of an hour I spent 30 minutes apiece talking to a pair of old football players. “No one is going to know who you’re writing about,” Felix “Doc” Blanchard said, laughing.

As Notre Dame and Army prepare for their meeting Saturday at Yankee Stadium, here’s a look at why the game is taking place at a non-traditional venue: Saturday’s game between the Irish and Black Knights is at Yankee Stadium as part of Notre Dame’s ...

No. 8 Notre Dame will play No. 19 Army on Saturday night in a rivalry game that has major College Football Playoff implications. The game is being held at Yankee Stadium, which has some historical significance in this rivalry.