Since Notre Dame beat Georgia but lost to NIU week 2 of the season, doesn’t this make NIU the SEC Champion? Am I doing this hypothetical thing right? #SugarBowl#NDvsUGA#GoIrish
@VicLombardi As an Irish fan, could it be because we beat the heck out of power 4 programs? Notre Dame out scored power 4 programs 427-194 in the 2025-2026 season! They also had the 3rd highest odds of winning the whole thing the morning before being snubbed in the playoff rankings.
Notre Dame was ranked No. 9 and Alabama was ranked No. 10 in Week 14.
Notre Dame won at (4-8) Stanford 49-20, Alabama won at (5-7) Auburn 27-20.
Alabama JUMPS Notre Dame, swapping spots at 9 and 10.
Fast forward to this week, Alabama gets SMASHED by UGA, and ND doesn’t play.
Alabama stays at No. 9 and Notre Dame falls another spot to No. 11, despite the four teams behind them losing/not playing.
I don’t care if you think Notre Dame should’ve missed the playoff all along, but the committee just contradicted everything they stood for the past month.
Disgraceful decision making.
In his fourth career start, Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr on the road at Arkansas...
22-of-30 (73.3%)
354 yards
4 TD, 0 INT
216.5 passer rating
The hype remains real. He is him.
@aaronleicht I wouldn’t consider playing Marshall, Austin Peay, and Charlotte a tough schedule. Who is the weakest opponent on NDs schedule? Boise State who was in the playoffs last season? #GoIrish
Fact: When the 12 team CFB playoff came out everyone was saying Notre Dame was dumb for not being in a conference because they forfeit a bye making the path more difficult. Now people are pissed because they think ND’s path is too easy. Which is it folks? #GoIrish
It was an honor covering @NDFootball during this run to the championship game. Their players, staff, and Coach Freeman handled every media request and every interview with kindness and grace. After interviewing Ohio State on the field, I was tasked with interviewing Marcus Freeman outside of their locker room after he spoke to his team. He was kind and patient with my questions, and then proceeded to stand in the hallway and watch Ohio State’s trophy ceremony from a television across the hall. He looked heartbroken and determined. Freeman and the Irish will be back. The look on his face said it all.
At the start of the college football playoffs, Mason predicted a Notre Dame vs Ohio State championship game. Now that the matchup has come to fruition, he makes his national championship pick:
@BuckSt87 As a Notre Dame fan, we were suppose to lose to Georgia and Penn State. Both teams are better than ND on paper, and Ohio State is better than ND on paper. The best matchup is gonna be Ohio States offensive staff/play calling vs the ND defense staff. It’s gonna be fun to watch!