As the first 12-team College Football Playoff ends, leaders are discussing what to change in the future. Here are the main topics.

A 12th regular-season opponent has yet to be announced for 2025, but AD Pete Bevacqua expressed confidence that puzzle would be resolved to Notre Dame’s satisfaction.

Notre Dame showed this season why its comfortable staying independent — even if it has to play an extra game in its quest for a championship.

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Any adjustments to the College Football Playoff for next season, including a potential tweak in the way the teams are seeded, would have to take place later this year, probably in the spring.

The College Football Playoff board of managers met ... 10 FBS conference commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua. “Remember, it’s one year, and so I don’t think ...

ATLANTA — Pete Bevacqua thinks the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff has gone well, but he understands he may have a different perspective than other decision-makers within the ...

ATLANTA — Notre Dame athletic director Pete ... football program’s 36-year national championship drought end in his first calendar year at the helm, called the new 12-team College Football ...

ATLANTA — Any adjustments to the College Football Playoff for next season ... top four teams,” Fighting Irish athletic director Pete Bevacqua said a day earlier. Stay logged in.

ATLANTA — Notre Dame's athletic director said “I think there's a chance” for tweaks to the way the College Football Playoff ... the national title game, Pete Bevacqua, in his first year ...

Last season, Notre Dame played games against Louisville, Georgia Tech, Florida State and Virginia, as well as their already established rivalry with first-year conference member Stanford. In 2025, the Irish are scheduled to face six ACC teams, including Miami and NC State.

The new roster limits imposed on schools that opt into the House settlement are expected to lead to the elimination of thousands of Division I roster spots — mostly for olympic sports. Here's why, and what's next.