After being snubbed by the College Football Playoff, Notre Dame has pulled itself out of the postseason entirely. Hours after being left out of the 12-team playoff, the Fighting Irish announced that “as a team, we’ve decided to withdraw our name from consideration for a bowl game following the 2025 season,” the football team posted on X.

Could Notre Dame football's future schedules be trashed because of its undisclosed College Football Playoff (CFP) agreement?

It’s been a wild week for some of college football’s top programs, but even with the drama surrounding the Michigan Wolverines it hasn’t taken away the attention from the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during bowl season.

Now, we are seeing some of the roster fallout that is expected at the end of the season. Notably, backup quarterback Kenny Minchey has announced that he will enter the transfer portal when it opens at the start of the new year.

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Notre Dame AD Pete Bevacqua told Yahoo Sports the school signed an MOU, noting the Irish would reach the CFP if ranked in top 12 starting next year.

That could make the portal an intriguing option at the position for Notre Dame. An extremely interesting tight end option entered this week when Tulsa star Brody Foley announced his intentions to enter when it officially opens on January 2. While Foley will be labeled as a “small school star”, his game is anything but small.

The Texas Longhorns and Notre Dame Fighting Irish have been among the two top public enemies for college football fans over the last two weeks.