The ACC also wants to explore reducing or eliminating the weekly release of the College Football Playoff selection committee's top 25 rankings

After being snubbed by the College Football Playoff, Notre Dame has pulled itself out of the postseason entirely. Hours after being left out of the 12-team playoff, the Fighting Irish announced that “as a team, we’ve decided to withdraw our name from consideration for a bowl game following the 2025 season,” the football team posted on X.

The trickle-down effects of a bloated conference crowning an illogical champion led to the Fighting Irish missing the 12-team playoff field.

Notes on a memorandum signed by the Fighting Irish that should be quite beneficial next season

James Madison, Miami and Alabama are in. Notre Dame and Duke are out. This is shocking news, considering the Fighting Irish were ranked better than the Hurricanes just last week.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish won’t be part of the College Football Playoff this season, after they became the first team out of the 12-team bracket. After losing the season opener against the Miami Hurricanes (27-24) and the following matchup against Texas A&M (41-40),

Notre Dame is mad at everyone after being excluded from the CFP, but is their anger justified? On Sunday, Notre Dame was the last school left out of the 12-team College Football Playoff (CFP),

Athletic director Pete Bevacqua also took issue with the playoff selection committee, which left the Fighting Irish out of its 12-team field.

Eric McAlister, who had one of the best receiving seasons in TCU history this past season, was named to the AP’s All-American Third Team. The recognition comes after McAlister posted 1,121 receiving yards in 2025,