Two big-name traditions in Notre Dame and Texas open the year in a tone-setter for the 2015 season. Will Charlie Strong get the Longhorns back in the national picture after a 6-7 season in 2014?Or will Notre Dame continue the momentum built with Malik Zaire in last year's Music City Bowl? heading into Dak Prescott T Shirts Saturday night's game in South Bend. Will Texas beat the odds?Texas at Notre Dame: Time, TV channel, online streamingWhen: Sept. 5, 7:30 p.m. ETWhere: Notre Dame StadiumTV: NBCOnline: NoneMORE: | Texas vs. Notre Dame:All-time seriesThis marks the 11th meeting Troy Aikman Jersey between schools. Notre Dame is 8-2 against the Longhorns with the last meeting coming in 1996. The Irish won that Top 10 showdown in Austin on a .Numbers that matter5.0While the focus is on Zaire, keep an eye on running back Tarean Folston, who averaged 5.1 yards per carry last season. The Irish were 4-1 when they averaged 5.0 yards per rushing attempt last season, the lone lo s a 43-40 overtime thriller against Northwestern. Notre Dame could feed Folston early to ease Roger Staubach Jersey Zaire in.LINEMAKERS: 200Strong named Tyrone Swoopes the starter at quarterback this week, and the Longhorns need to have consistency in the pa sing game. Consider that Texas went 2-6 with 200 yards or le s pa sing last season and 4-1 with more than 200 yards.126- Ezekiel Elliott Hoodies Sweatshirts 33Notre Dame lost 23-20 to South Florida in the season opener in 2011, but the last three openers against Navy, Temple and Rice were much different. The Irish outscored those three by a combined score of 126-33.Social buzzNotre Dame is ranked No. 11 in the AP Poll. Texas is Ceedee Lamb Hoodies Sweatshirts unranked. Because of the brand-name nature in this game, the winner will receive a substantial bump with an impre sive victory.The big questionWhich linebacker imposes their will on this game? Notre Dame's Jaylon Smith led the Irish with 112 tackles and nine sacks last season. Texas' Malik Jefferson is a five-star freshman and the for the cla s of 2015. He's making his first start in a big spot.