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In ‘Notre Dame’s’ absence, ESPN’s unofficial ‘College Football Playoff’ gets off to a lackluster start, risks lapsing into irrelevance as credibility eroded

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It might be interesting to find out how many Americans realize ESPN’s ad hoc, would-be “college football playoff” (CFP) is not actually official and cannot actually award an NCAA national championship. Like the AP and Coaches Polls that have long awarded mythical national titles, or like its BCS predecessor, even the expanded version of the ESPN mini-tournament relies on the

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Even if 3-loss Alabama won the would-be ‘CFP’ bracket, they still would not qualify for an actual National Championship; Crimson Tide season not good enough, and ‘CFP’ has no official authority to award an actual NCAA National Title

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The would-be “College Football Playoff” (“CFP”) technically does not have the authority to award an NCAA national championship. To have credibility and see its results coincide with third-party rankings and assessments, it would need to include the best teams and have a bracket-winner who qualified for a national title based upon time-honored basic fundamentals. They could only hope that, by

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VIDEO: Marcus Freeman talks with NY Post about College Football Playoff, NY Giants coaching vacancy, ‘Here Come the Irish’ docuseries, and more …

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Marcus Freeman talks with the New York Post’s Brandon London in-studio about the upcoming release of Season 2 of the “Here Come the Irish” docuseries; makes the case for the Fighting Irish being in the College Football Playoff; and addresses his name being connected with the New York Giants head coaching vacancy. [“Here Come the Irish” link goes to one

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VIDEO: Marcus Freeman on the ‘Today Show’ talking about the ‘Here Come The Irish’ docuseries, College Football Playoff, coaching changes, words of motivation and more …

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Marcus Freeman talks with the Today Show’s Al Roker, Savannah Guthrie and Sheinelle Jones about Season Two of the “Here Come the Irish” docuseries; what it’s like having a film crew follow the team; the College Football Playoff; collegiate coaching shakeups; words of motivation; and more … [“Here Come the Irish” link goes to one online viewing option that, for

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‘Notre Dame’ drops to #10 in College Football Playoff rankings, just above being eliminated; Irish would play at Texas A&M in first round, then go up against Indiana

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The last nonbinding, interim College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings of the season were released Tuesday evening, to be followed next Sunday by the rankings that actually set the playoff pairings. Despite winning big on the road last Saturday, the Fighting Irish dropped to #10, as Alabama climbed to #9 after narrowly beating an Auburn team with a losing record. ‘Notre

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NCAA staff falsified last week’s College Football Playoff bracket to include a Miami (Fla.) team that did not qualify

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When last week’s College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings came out, Nov. 25, 2025, NCAA staff, posting at ncaa.com, falsified their provisional College Football Playoff (CFP) bracket to include a Miami (Fla.) team that actually did not even qualify for the Playoff. Even though that bracket was tentative and unofficial, it still was held out as “based on the current committee

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That time Notre Dame played past 2 A.M. ET — and almost got beaten by a Hawaii team with a losing record, before heading to the Sugar Bowl

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So how difficult can it be, for Notre Dame to play in a far-flung western time zone, when forced to play past 2 a.m. Eastern Time? Lou Holtz had Notre Dame going to major bowls on an annual basis, competing regularly for national championships and winning one consensus national title. In 1991, even before the regular season was over, they

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VIDEO: Jeremiyah Love Joins the Set on ‘Wake Up the Echoes,’ Official Show of the Fighting Irish, also featuring Marcus Freeman, Isaiah Dunn, Tony Simeone

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‘Notre Dame’ Football dropped 10 touchdowns in the highest-scoring game in nearly a century, and who better to talk to than the guy scoring half the time he touches the ball? Running back Jeremiyah “J-Love” Love joins Coach Marcus Freeman and (host!) Isaiah Dunn to break down his stellar performance, including an insane 8-carry, 3-touchdown stat line. Jeremiyah shares wisdom

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‘Notre Dame’ should drop Stanford over abortion; Stanford University is one of four abortion schools on ‘Notre Dame’s’ 2025 football schedule, including three from the ACC

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Dropping abortion-school Stanford likely means dropping ‘Notre Dame’s’ partnership with the ACC, a conference riddled by abortion schools. The Catholic Church regards abortion as such a serious matter that procurement of abortion brings about automatic excommunication.  Yet at least one-fourth of ‘Notre Dame’s’ regular season football schedule includes abortion schools — Stanford, Miami (Fla.) and Pitt from the ACC, and

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VIDEO: Marcus Freeman post-game press conference after Fighting Irish beat Orange 70-7

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Marcus Freeman talks with reporters after ‘Notre Dame’s’ 70-7 win over the Syracuse Orange …. Related Links: Big-Play First Quarter Leads To Historic Win Over Syracuse … #9 ‘Notre Dame’ Squashes Syracuse Orange in Largest Scoring Output Since 1932 … ‘Notre Dame’ Destroys Syracuse in Historic Blowout … ‘Notre Dame’s’ scorched-earth win over Syracuse was a direct message to the

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VIDEO: Highlights: Fighting Irish beat Orange 70-7

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Highlights from ‘Notre Dame’s’ 70-7 win over the Syracuse Orange …. Related Links: Big-Play First Quarter Leads To Historic Win Over Syracuse … #9 ‘Notre Dame’ Squashes Syracuse Orange in Largest Scoring Output Since 1932 … ‘Notre Dame’ Destroys Syracuse in Historic Blowout … ‘Notre Dame’s’ scorched-earth win over Syracuse was a direct message to the College Football Playoff committee;

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VIDEO: ‘Notre Dame’ press conference featuring Marty Biagi, Eli Raridon, Jaylen Sneed, Junior Tuihalamaka, Justin Fisher and Malachi Fields, as the Irish readied for Syracuse

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Special Teams Coordinator and Assistant DB Coach Marty Biagi, TE Eli Raridon, LB Jaylen Sneed, Edge Junior Tuihalamaka, TE Justin Fisher, and WR Malachi Fields talked with reporters Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, as the Irish readied for Syracuse.

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‘Notre Dame’ should drop Pitt over abortion; University of Pittsburgh one of four abortion schools on 2025 schedule, one of three from ACC

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Dropping abortion-school Pitt likely means dropping ‘Notre Dame’s’ partnership with the ACC, a conference riddled by abortion schools. The Catholic Church regards abortion as such a serious matter that procurement of abortion brings about automatic excommunication.  Yet at least one-fourth of ‘Notre Dame’s’ regular season football schedule includes abortion schools — Miami (Fla.), Pitt and Stanford from the ACC and

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VIDEO: Australia Episode: Wake Up the Echoes, Official Show of the Fighting Irish 11.11.25, featuring Australian punter James Rendell, cornerback Isaiah Dunn, Marcus Freeman, Tony Simeone

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“Wake Up the Echoes: The Official Show of the Fighting Irish,” featuring Australian punter James Rendell, CB Isaiah Dunn, Marcus Freeman, Tony Simeone, including life, animals and food in Australia; Marcus Freeman samples vegemite 4.11.25

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‘Notre Dame’ climbs to #9 in College Football Playoff rankings; would play at Oregon in first round, then have rematch with Ohio State

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The second College Football Playoff rankings were released Tuesday evening, with the Fighting Irish climbing to #9, their same ranking as in the most recent AP Poll and Coaches Poll. Their rise was attributable to BYU’s big loss to Texas Tech and the big Irish win over Navy. If the playoff bracket were formed today, #9 seed ‘Notre Dame’ would

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‘Notre Dame’ debuts at #10 in first CFP rankings; would play BYU in first round, then Indiana

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The first College Football Playoff rankings were released Tuesday evening, with the Fighting Irish sitting at #10, their same ranking as in the most recent AP Poll and Coaches Poll. If the playoff bracket were formed today, #10 seed ‘Notre Dame’ would be playing #7-seed BYU in the first round, with the winner playing #2 seed-Indiana next. If the Irish

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