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BCS breakout info box
Who: No. 1 Notre Dame (12-0) vs. No. 2 Alabama (12-1)
What: Discover BCS National Championship Game
Where: Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Fla.
When: 8:30 p.m. EDT, Monday (Jan. 7)
Television: ESPN national telecast
Notable: This will be the seventh all-time meeting between Notre Dame and Alabama. Notre Dame leads the series, 5-1. This marks the third time the two teams have met in a bowl game with National Championship implications.
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