The Notre Dame Fighting Irish aren't going to be in the college football playoff. Heck, they're not even going to be in college football's postseason because they've declined to play in a bowl game.
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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish won't be in the College Football Playoff. This is even though Marcus Freeman's team finished 10-2 while riding a 10-game winning streak.
It has been an extremely frustrating 24 hours for Notre Dame football and its proud fan base. After both the Alabama Crimson Tide and the BYU Cougars lost
As it turned out, the most important game impacting the most important decision the College Football Playoff selection committee made in 2025 took place in August.
Former Notre Dame standout Joe Theismann is among those who feel the Fighting Irish were robbed of a College Football Playoff berth, but he thinks the Miami Hurricanes should not have been omitted instead.
Marcus Freeman and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish were one of the hottest teams in the country heading into Selection Sunday. Notre Dame won 10 straight games after suffering two early losses in the beginning of the season.
The decision by Notre Dame to not play in a bowl game could have sweeping consequences not only for the playoff system, but also regarding the future of the national college football bowl system itself.
There'll be no College Football Playoff for the Fighting Irish this year — or any postseason play for that matter — after being passed up by the selection committee this past weekend.
Notre Dame's AD ripped the ACC after its CFP snub, saying the conference that houses almost every Fighting Irish team has caused "permanent damage" to the relationship.
Since the introduction of the 12-team College Football Playoff in 2024, bowls have lost relevance. But that still doesn't justify the Notre Dame Fighting Irish declining their invitation to play in one.
One of Notre Dame's most famous alums is taking ESPN to task after his alma mater was left out of the College Football Playoff. Despite going 10-2 with
The College Football Playoff rankings were released on Sunday following the conference championship games, and some people are not happy. The grievances primarily involve three teams: the Alabama Crimson Tide, Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Miami Hurricanes.
The College Football Playoff bracket was decided on Dec. 7 and going into it No. 11 Notre Dame (10-2) had an 87 percent chance to go to the CFP, while No.
Everyone associated with Notre Dame is furious with the College Football Playoff selection committee for leaving the Fighting Irish out of this year’s tournament, and athletic director Pete Bevacqua says those feelings of frustration extend toward the ACC as well.
Following the relase of the 2025 College Football Playoff bracket, there's one athletic director madder than a wet hornet: Notre Dame's Pete Bevacqua. His Fighting Irish were left on the cutting room floor on Sunday's selection show after the committee opted to slide Miami above ND and into the field, leaving Marcus Freeman's group out.
After all of the drama, all of the debate, all of the arguments made, the CFP committee did what Irish fans feared most all along: flip the Irish for Miami in the final CFP poll.
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.
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.
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