Syracuse, Rutgers, UConn, Army and Notre Dame battle to own NYC

The major games begin this season with Army-Rutgers and Navy-Notre Dame in October at the New Meadowlands Stadium and Notre Dame-Army in November at Yankee Stadium. The tradition of historically black colleges playing annually in New York will continue as well. On Sept. 25, Howard will face Morgan State in the New York Urban League Classic at the Meadowlands. But the real battle to be the city’s team will heat up as the decade goes along: Syracuse will host many of its marquee games—against Penn State (2013), Notre Dame (2014, 2016) and Southern California (2012)—at the Meadowlands. Army will play in Yankee Stadium every season against teams like Boston College (2014), Rutgers (2011) and Air Force (2012). Rutgers will play at both the Meadowlands and at Yankee Stadium in the next few years, as will Notre Dame. The games will seemingly put a tangible measurement on who is, in fact, the dominant team in the area. — Wall Street Journal