US EditionNotre Dame Opts Out of Bowl Games After Being Bounced From College Football Playoff Field
Notre Dame cited frustration over the late application of a Week 1 head-to-head result as the reason for withdrawing from bowl games after being excluded from the 12-team playoff.
- On Dec. 7, 2025, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish announced they would not play in a bowl after Alabama and Miami took the final at-large bids over them.
- CFP selection committee chair Hunter Yurachek said, 'Once we moved Miami ahead of BYU, then we had that side-by-side comparison that everybody had been hungering for,' indicating the head-to-head victory became decisive. The committee applied the tiebreaker after the ranking shift, favoring Miami over Notre Dame.
- Following the bracket reveal, Notre Dame officials criticized the selection process; Pete Bevacqua, Notre Dame athletic director, told ESPN the program is in utter disbelief and told Yahoo Sports `There is no explanation that could possibly be given to explain the outcome`.
- Notre Dame's withdrawal, with Kansas State and Iowa State declining invites, opened three bowl slots for 5-7 teams; Mississippi State accepted a Duke's Mayo Bowl invitation while the Big 12 fined the two programs $500,000 each.
- Critics note Notre Dame led prior CFP releases, yet neither team played Sunday when the College Football Playoff selection committee swapped Miami Hurricanes into the field, raising questions on timing.
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