"You look at those two teams on paper, and they're almost equal in their schedule strength, their common opponents, the results against their common opponents, Yurachek said. But the one metric we had to fall back on, again, was the head-to-head. I charged the committee members to go back and watch that game again we got some interesting debate from our coaches on what that game looked like as we watched it."
"As a team, we'd decided to withdraw our name from consideration for a bowl game following the 2025 season. 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."
"The Golden Domers ended the season 10-2 and had won their final 10 games, including wins over #20 USC and #22 Pittsburgh. Notre Dame, The Athletic reported, would have fallen into the ACC's non-CFP bowl tier that included the Pop-Tarts Bowl, Holiday Bowl and Gator Bowl. Instead, the Irish will skip them all, forgoing the extra practices that most college coaches covet during the winter months."
Notre Dame announced it will not play in any bowl games after finishing the season ranked No. 11 and missing the 12-team College Football Playoff by one spot. Two playoff berths went to conference champions Tulane and James Madison while Alabama and Miami occupied the remaining spots, with the committee citing a head-to-head metric favoring Miami. The Fighting Irish finished 10–2 and closed the season on a 10-game winning streak, including wins over #20 USC and #22 Pittsburgh. Notre Dame opted out of ACC non-CFP bowls and the additional winter practices those games provide.
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