Overview
- McGuire said teams should be evaluated under the same criteria and argued Notre Dame would be in the field if it belonged to a conference.
- The CFP committee chose Miami over 10–2 Notre Dame, giving weight to the Hurricanes’ Week 1 head‑to‑head win.
- Yahoo Sports reports a signed memorandum of understanding that will guarantee Notre Dame a berth next season if it finishes ranked in the top 12.
- Notre Dame AD Pete Bevacqua called the program’s relationship with the ACC “permanently damaged,” a claim ACC commissioner Jim Phillips publicly disputed.
- Texas Tech is the No. 4 seed and plays No. 5 Oregon on Jan. 1, and McGuire also urged uniform selection standards and forecast offseason expansion talks.