College football fans and media rarely agree on anything. That being said, I think everyone who follows the sport closely could agree that the way the CFP committee operates is incredibly frustrating.
To get this out of the way … I have no problem whatsoever with Miami getting into the College Football Playoff. I believe in respecting the results. It did beat Notre Dame, and talent-wise, it can absolutely go on a four-game run and win the national title.
After finding itself safely in the CFP bracket since the first one was released, the CFP committee caved to media and conference pressure and bounced the Irish for Miami in the only ranking that means anything, the last one.
Notre Dame's 2025 season has officially come to an end. The Fighting Irish announced on Sunday afternoon that they will not participate in a bowl game.
Not since January 2, 1989 has Notre Dame football been as back as it is at this very moment. Sure, Notre Dame was just alerted that it wasn't going to the College Football Playoff despite being as much of a threat to win the national championship as anyone.
Notre Dame finished the 2025 regular season 10-2, closing with 10 straight wins and dominant margins, notably a 34-24 victory vs. No. 20 USC, a commanding 37-15 win at No.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have officially wrapped up their 2025 season as they have made a decision following missing the College Football Playoff.
With the College Football Playoff bracket unveiled Sunday, everyone around the sport had opinions on Notre Dame being left out of the 12-team field. The Fighting Irish (10-2) were No.
The expanded 12-team College Football Playoff field was revealed on Sunday, and the biggest headline came from who was left off the list: Notre Dame. Despite
Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua called for significant change to the College Football Playoff selection process after his school was excluded from the field in bizarre circumstances.
The 2025 College Football Playoff field is finalized, and despite finishing the year with a 10-game winning streak, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish were excluded.
After University of Notre Dame athletic director told ESPN that the Fighting Irish missing the College Football Playoff Pete Bevacqua "felt like a rug being pulled out from them", Notre Dame has declined to play in a bowl game this postseason.
In a stunning conclusion to the college football regular season, the College Football Playoff selection committee released its final rankings on Sunday, demoting Notre Dame to the No.
Notre Dame had been ranked ahead of Miami in the College Football Playoff rankings until the selection committee had a change of heart at the last moment on selection day itself, allowing the Hurricanes to make the playoff while leaving the Irish out.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish finished the 2025 regular season 10-2. After opening the season with losses to the Miami Hurricanes and Texas A&M Aggies, they went on a 10-game winning streak.
The College Football Playoff selection committee made a baffling change in the rankings before unveiling the final 12-team bracket on Sunday, and Hunter Yurachek made the situation worse with the explanation he gave for what transpired.
The updated College Football Playoff rankings face plenty of complications following the conference title games ahead of Sunday's release of the final CFP bracket.
Miami Hurricanes fans are doing everything they possibly can to send a message to the College Football Playoff selection committee amid the ongoing debate between Miami and Notre Dame.
Notre Dame football has been recruiting at a very high level under head coach Marcus Freeman, but the 2026 recruiting class takes that recruiting impact to a whole other level.
Notre Dame football has been recruiting on a historical level under head coach Marcus Freeman since he took over the program before the 2022 college football season.