On Sunday, the College Football Playoff (CFP) Committee told Notre Dame that its presence in this year’s playoff was not needed. A couple of hours later, Notre Dame informed college football that if they weren’t competing for a national championship, they weren’t interested in playing at all.

“We appreciate all the support from our families and fans, and we’re hoping to bring the 12th national title to South Bend in 2026,” Notre Dame said in a statement.

Notre Dame lost their first two games of the season, but then went on a 10-game win streak, during which they outscored their opponents by an average of 31 points per game.

In addition, Notre Dame was ranked ahead of Miami for more than a month until the final rankings came out, and ahead of Alabama for multiple weeks, until the committ

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