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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish announced Sunday that the team will forgo playing a bowl game after falling out of the College Football Playoff field.
Notre Dame was chosen as the first team out when the College Football Playoff Committee revealed seeding for the tournament. The Miami Hurricanes skipped Notre Dame to enter the playoffs, while the James Madison Dukes and Tulane Green Wave were also considered more worthy of spots ahead of the Fighting Irish.
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback CJ Carr (13) and Notre Dame Fighting Irish defensive lineman Donovan Hinish (41) after the game against the Boston College Eagles at Alumni Stadium on Nov. 1, 2025. (Edward Finan/Image Images)
Hours after the picks were revealed, Notre Dame decided not to participate in the bowl games.
“As a team, we have decided to withdraw our name from consideration for a bowl game following the 2025 season,” the school announced.
“We appreciate all the support from our families and fans, and we look forward to bringing our 12th national title to South Bend in 2026.”
Notre Dame finished the season 10-2 with losses to Miami and the Texas A&M Aggies. Both losses came early in the season. The Fighting Irish ranked ahead of Miami on the penultimate shot.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback CJ Carr (13) makes an audible at the line of scrimmage against the Pittsburgh Panthers during the fourth quarter at Acrisure Stadium on Nov. 15, 2025. (Charles LeClaire/Image Images)
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF COMMITTEE PROVOKES FRENCH DEBATE AS NOTRE DAME STAYS OFF THE FINAL FIELD
As college football fans debated whether Notre Dame should have entered the final field, CFP committee chairman Hunter Yurachek spoke about the decision on ESPN.
“If you look at those two teams on paper, they were almost the same in terms of their schedule, their common opponents, the results against their common opponents, but the only metric we had to turn to was head-to-head,” he said. “I asked the committee members to go back and watch that game because it was so far back and we had an interesting discussion from our coaches about what that game looked like.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback CJ Carr (13) celebrates his touchdown with teammates in the second half at Notre Dame Stadium on Oct. 18, 2025. (Trevor Ruszkowski/Image Images)
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“With that in mind, we gave Miami the nod over Notre Dame in that 10th spot.”
