Notre Dame’s athletic director, Pete Bevacqua, didn’t hold back his frustration when the playoff committee snubbed the Fighting Irish. Bevacqua felt that their impressive run of ten straight wins, following a 0-2 start, should have smoothly earned them a spot in the expanded 12-team playoff. The playoff committee chairperson, Hunter Yurachek, tried to justify his selection.

Before getting into that, let’s understand the situation a bit deeper. Bevacqua’s primary problem was the committee’s inconsistent reasoning. All season long, Notre Dame was ranked higher than Miami until the final 12-team playoff bracket was released.

The final ranking didn’t respect that logic, prioritizing a head-to-head loss from the very first week of the season.

Pete Bevacqua argued that the committee never cle

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