By far college football's most powerful independent program, Notre Dame has taken a side in the playoff debate.

Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua is not in favor of the Big Ten's College Football Playoff proposal. Like ...

The Big Ten's idea to guarantee eight of 16 spots to itself and the SEC in an expanded playoff isn't garnering much support.

Pete Bevacqua's stance put him in line with the ACC and Big 12, along with the movement within the SEC for a 5+11 model.

The Big Ten continues to push for an expanded College Football Playoff format that would include four automatic berths for itself and the SEC, two automatic berths for the Big 12 and ACC, one bid for ...

Former Notre Dame offensive lineman Rocco Spindler started 23 games for the Fighting Irish and is getting preseason praise at ...

Then, in the 1990s, the Big Ten’s pursuit of Notre Dame resulted in the university publicly acknowledging that the price of football independence could not be measured in dollars, and through ...

Husker right guard and Notre Dame transfer Rocco Spindler made the PFF College First Team All-Big Ten list Monday. He is the ...

USC head coach Lincoln Riley wants to preserve the rivalry with Notre Dame only if it makes sense for the Trojans and the ...

That sentiment is understood, but hear me out for just a coupla minutes. If Notre Dame were to accept an offer from the Big Ten -- and, make no mistake, the Irish are still the apple of the Big Ten’s ...

All the reshuffling of schedules, conferences and playoff formats has placed one of college football’s best traditions in ...

Ian Book, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Michigan Wolverines. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) Notre Dame will not join the Big Ten after its new media rights, but to the victors go the spoils.