Joel Klatt makes frustrating point about Notre Dame missing CFP

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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'Permanent damage'? CFP-snubbed Notre Dame vents about ACC

Notre Dame has continued its ranting following its exclusion from the College Football Playoff, this time taking aim at the ACC.

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Why former player believes it was a mistake keeping Notre Dame out of CFP

Drama was expected heading into Sunday's College Football Playoff Selection Show, and that is certainly what we got when the committee kept Alabama at No. 9 and vaulted Miami ahead of Notre Dame for the final spot.

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Penn State DL opts out of Pinstripe Bowl, makes NFL Draft decision

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Paul Finebaum rips Notre Dame's reaction to missing CFP: 'Quite frankly embarrassing'

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.

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CFP-snubbed Notre Dame should have played in bowl

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.

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Notre Dame AD points to major rift with ACC as playoff fallout takes new turn

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The Fighting Irish were left out of the 12-team CFP bracket.

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Florida State makes addition to its defensive staff from ACC rival

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