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Jeremiah Love is already over Notre Dame’s College Football Playoff snub.
The Fighting Irish running back, a finalist to win the Heisman Trophy, received bad news Sunday afternoon when Notre Dame found out it would not be competing for a national championship.
The Miami Hurricanes skipped Notre Dame to make the playoffs, while the James Madison Dukes and Tulane Green Wave were also considered more worthy of a spot ahead of the Fighting Irish. And despite its loss in the SEC championship game, Alabama also made the playoffs.
Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love (4) runs the ball into the end zone for a touchdown in the first half of an NCAA football game against Syracuse at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana, on Nov. 22, 2025. (Michael Clubb/South Bend Tribune/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
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But the pain for Love, and perhaps many other members of the team, was short-lived.
“To be honest, I’m over it. I’m on the next steps. I’m on what’s next. I’m getting ready for the next opportunity I have to play football,” Love said in an interview with Pak Gazette Digital before the Heisman Trophy ceremony. “So I’m not going to dwell on the past because it’s the past. It’s already happened, I can’t change it. There’s no reason to dwell on it. That’s how I live my life. I feel like a lot of other guys are similar in that way.”
Notre Dame subsequently decided it would not play in a bowl game, much to the dismay of old-school college football fans as bowl games continue to lose their luster.
However, the decision was inevitable, Love said.
Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love (4) is tackled by Stanford safety Charlie Eckhardt (39) during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Stanford, California, on Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
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“It was a team-wide decision. And the reason we made that decision was because, I mean, we felt like, as a team, we wouldn’t do justice to this 2025 football team by going out and playing that bowl game because it wouldn’t be a good representation of how special our team really was, because a lot of players are going to opt out, a lot of players are leaving,” Love said. “So if we went to that bowl game, it wouldn’t be that 2025 team that was so special. So it was a whole team decision. Everyone was on board.”
Love was part of that “special” team with a special season of its own. He rushed for 1,372 yards on 199 carries, 18 of which resulted in touchdowns. Throughout the season, Love used Samsung Galaxy wearables to track his workouts, recovery, sleep and anything else necessary to be a star on the field.
“It’s helped me a lot. It’s been fantastic. Samsung has helped me tremendously in improving my life and also making sure that I’m aware of the things that are important to my performance. So it’s been fantastic.”
Love has not yet officially declared for the NFL Draft, although he is likely to do so soon. If you do, hope Samsung is still there to help you at the next level.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Jeremiyah Love (4) celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the first half of a game between the Indiana Hoosiers and Notre Dame in the first round of the College Football Playoff in South Bend, Indiana, on December 20, 2024. (IMAGE)
“They have helped me tremendously throughout this season. So I hope that in the future we can continue this partnership. I love my ring, my watch, all these things that have become special in my daily life. So now they are part of me.”
