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Notre Dame AD Slams ACC, Says It Caused “Permanent Damage” to Its Relationship with the School
Notre Dame's athletic director says ACC's aggressive promotion of Miami during the College Football Playoff selection caused lasting harm to their multi-sport partnership.
- Pete Bevacqua, Notre Dame athletic director, said on Dec. 8, 2025, that the Atlantic Coast Conference has "certainly done permanent damage to the relationship between the conference and Notre Dame," on The Dan Patrick Show.
- The ACC's media push included 13 ACC Network replays of the Week 1 Miami Hurricanes football team–Notre Dame game and pro-Miami messaging from ACC social media accounts during the College Football Playoff selection period.
- With identical records, Miami Hurricanes' Week 1 head-to-head win over Notre Dame football team was the deciding metric, CFP chair Hunter Yurachek said.
- Notre Dame declined the Pop-Tarts Bowl in Orlando, Florida and scheduled a noon ET Tuesday news conference as Pete Bevacqua said relations with the ACC were 'strained' and would be re-evaluated.
- Notre Dame's long-standing ACC pact dates to 2014 and covers 24 sports, but its football independence and future scheduling with the Big Ten and SEC remain uncertain despite the November 7, 2026 Miami rematch.
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ACC, Notre Dame exchange barbs after College Football Playoff field revealed
Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner Jim Phillips said the league has a “responsibility” to advocate for its football-playing members for College Football Playoff bids, coming after criticism from Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua tied to the league’s public support of Miami for a bid. Monday’s statement came after Bevacqua told “The Dan Patrick Show” earlier in the day that the ACC’s Miami advocacy had “certainly done permanent damag…
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