PITTSBURGH — Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner Jim Phillips knows his league is on uncertain footing when it comes to getting multiple bids to the College Football Playoff, particularly as several ranked league teams stumbled in recent games.

He's also quick to point out there's still time for the ACC to hit that goal all the same.

“I’m not dejected. I’m not despondent or any of those types of things,” Phillips said in an interview with The Associated Press on Saturday, coming after watching No. 23 Pittsburgh lose at home to No. 9 Notre Dame in lopsided fashion. “You always want to win more games and the rest of it. But we still have games to be played against really good opponents."

The AP shadowed Phillips during Saturday's trip to the Notre Dame-Pitt game, an example of the type

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