With a No. 11 ranking when the final bracket was released on Sunday, Notre Dame failed to receive the final at-large bid for the College Football Playoff. Had the same set of circumstances happened ...

A 12-year scheduling series with Clemson alters the delicate balance of what Notre Dame needs from partial ACC membership. Michael Reaves / Getty Images SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Two days before the abrupt ...

After the College Football Playoff selection committee controversially excluded Notre Dame from the 12-team bracket, the Fighting Irish made an eyebrow-raising move of their own, opting out of bowl ...

Upon further review, what members of the College Football Playoff selection committee did to Notre Dame by leaving the Fighting Irish out of their 12-team tournament despite everything was predictable ...

Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua said the Irish “had the rug pulled out from underneath us” by the ACC in the wake of Sunday’s College Football Playoff snub. During a Monday appearance on ...

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Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua laments the Fighting Irish had a potential College Football Playoff berth "stolen" by the selection committee, but doesn't expect there to be any legitimacy ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. ACC leveraged playoff reshuffle to deny Notre Dame a CFP spot, asserting control. Notre Dame’s partial ACC status and CFP guarantees ...

The great farce that’s playing out in the College Football Playoff is likely to do lasting damage to Notre Dame’s relationship with the rest of the world. But not everyone liked “Rudy” to begin with, ...

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish announced on Sunday the team will forgo playing in a bowl game after it was left out of the College Football Playoff field. Notre Dame was chosen as the first team out as ...

For weeks leading up to the College Football Playoff bracket reveal, Notre Dame looked like it was in good position to make its second straight appearance. The Irish had done everything they could ...

The Irish were ranked as the first team out of the playoff selections. Miami was ranked ahead of Notre Dame, partly due to a head-to-head win earlier in the season. Alabama remained at No. 9 despite ...