Arrogant Notre Dame Admits They’ve Rigged Future College Football Playoffs

What the hell is this nonsense?

It won’t ease the pain this holiday season for Fighting Irish fans, but if the exact same scenario from 2025 plays out, Notre Dame will be in the 12-team College Football Playoff in 2026. (RELATED: ‘Farce And Total Waste Of Time’: Notre Dame Pulls Incredibly Weak Sore Loser Move Amid College Football Playoff Drama)

According to Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua, the memorandum of understanding the Irish signed with the College Football Playoff guarantees the program an automatic berth in the field if it finishes ranked in the top 12, beginning with the 2026 playoff — via Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports.

Bevacqua added that Notre Dame would also receive an automatic bid if ranked in the top 13 should the playoff expand to 14 teams. The current memorandum of understanding, however, only applies to 12- or 14-team formats and would not guarantee a spot if the field grows larger than 14.

Notre Dame will be assured of making the playoff if it is ranked in the top 12 starting next year, Notre Dame AD Pete Bevacqua told Yahoo Sports’ @RossDellenger.

If the playoff is expanded to 14 teams and there are more at-large berths added to the field (from seven to nine),… pic.twitter.com/R82KBK3TBK

— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) December 7, 2025

I get so sick and tired of the Notre Dame bias that exists in college athletics, especially college football, it’s sickening. And now it’s so bad that we now have them being the only school with a … playoff clause? What the hell is that?

I’m so happy Notre Dame was the first team out of the College Football Playoff this season, couldn’t have happened to a better university.