ACC doubles down on College Football Playoff expansion
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The 12-team field includes Miami, excludes Notre Dame and has a pair of Group of 5 teams in James Madison and Tulane.
Longtime sportswriter Ivan Maisel's "American Coach" came out in September and he was not allowed to vote on anything involving Notre Dame in CFP discussions.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish got left out of the College Football Playoff, and the decision hit like a cold slap across the sport. A 10-game win streak to close the regular season should have meant something.
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Our experts at NBC Sports have made their picks. Scroll down to see the full brackets for each of our experts below. Nicole is clearly high on Notre Dame, and she caught up with QB Riley Leonard to discuss the battle for Indiana in the Fighting Irish's first-round matchup against the Hoosiers.
The No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup of undefeated teams in the Big Ten championship game drew a massive audience for Fox. The network said Tuesday afternoon that Indiana’s 13-10 win over Ohio State had an average audience of 18.