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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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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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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS: Notre Dame Rises to #3 During Bye Week; Irish Probably Should Be #1 — ND Only Top-5 Team to Beat Another Top-5 Team, As Currently Ranked

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[click here to jump to polls] Notre Dame rose to #3 in both the AP and Coaches Poll during their bye week, thanks to previous-#2 Ohio State getting blown out at Purdue.  The Fighting Irish are the only top-5 team that has beaten another top-5 team, as currently ranked. That fact alone should have propelled Notre Dame into the #1

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS: Undefeated Notre Dame Sustains #8 Ranking; College Football Playoff Implications Next Week

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[click here to jump to polls] After their strong road win over Wake Forest, Notre Dame sustained their #8 ranking in the AP and Coaches Polls, as the Irish head into a two-game gauntlet against the only ranked opponents still looming on their schedule. In the next two weeks, Notre Dame has #7 Stanford at home before taking on Virginia

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Notre Dame Penciled Into College Football Playoff With Four Games Left; Irish #3 in NCAA’s CFP Poll Based on Strength of Schedule

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Reality imitates overhype in the NCAA’s inaugural College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings of 2017, with Notre Dame penciled into the playoff at the #3 spot. Georgia, source of Notre Dame’s sole loss, is at #1, in part because of their 1-point win over Notre Dame. The committee chairman reportedly credited Georgia and Notre Dame’s strength of schedule as factors in

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