Notre Dame, College Football Playoff
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Recently the Notre Dame Fighting Irish weren’t selected to participate in the college football playoffs. Its reaction: To pull out of a bowl game. Sour grapes?
To their credit, the Fighting Irish passed the eye test often, although a 56-13 road game at SEC member Arkansas served only to get Razorback coach Sam Pittman fired. With its own television network (NBC), instead of projecting an image as a mad programmer, Notre Dame was seen by many for taking the easy way out.
Notre Dame appears headed back to the College Football Playoff and could be on its way to a super-rare Rose Bowl appearance.
ESPN veteran Ivan Maisel explores Knute Rockne's and Frank Leahy’s relationship in a free Dec. 14 talk at The History Museum in South Bend.