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Notre Dame Selected for College Football Playoff, Will Face Alabama in Semifinals
Despite losing the ACC Championship Game to Clemson on Saturday, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are heading to the College Football Playoff, organizers announced Sunday. The Fighting Irish, who finished the season with a 10-1 record after their loss to the Tigers, will serve as the fourth seed in the playoffs, facing the University of Alabama Crimson Tide in the…
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Notre Dame Blown Out by Clemson, Leaving Playoff Hopes in Jeopardy
Notre Dame had an opportunity to make a statement in a rematch with Clemson in the ACC Championship Game, but it was Clemson who put the nation on notice in a blowout 34-10 victory in Charlotte. Trevor Lawrence, who missed the Tigers’ first game against Notre Dame after testing positive for coronavirus, threw for 322 yards and a pair of…
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No. 2 Fighting Irish Earn Spot in ACC Title Game After League Shuffles Schedule
No. 2 Notre Dame wrapped up a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game by virtue of the league shuffling its schedule Tuesday to create an open date for the Fighting Irish and No. 4 Clemson before their likely rematch on Dec. 19. The ACC announced Notre Dame’s game against Wake Forest, which was rescheduled for Dec. 12 after…