"1. Beat Ohio State, 2. Retain HCMF, 3. Retain Al Golden, 4. Undoubtedly fight to retain Mike Denbrock. Notre Dame AD Pete Bevacqua is getting ZERO sleep the next few weeks," one fan tweeted.

ATLANTA — Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua, on the verge of seeing the football program ... Seventh-seeded Notre Dame (14-1) is more than a touchdown underdog against No. 8 seed Ohio State (13-2) on Monday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Since losing his first three games at the helm, Marcus Freeman’s Notre Dame football teams have improved each season.

With Notre Dame and Ohio State advancing to play in the 2025 College Football Playoff championship game on Monday night, could the two traditional powers have benefitted from a very untraditional bye?

according to first-year athletic director Pete Bevacqua. It includes two teams that were part of the most recent College Football Playoff committee deliberation: No. 9 Boise State at home on Oct ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Notre Dame Athletic Director Pete Bevacqua talks during media day ahead of the College Football Playoff ...

ATLANTA — Pete Bevacqua thinks the first year of the 12 ... during a media availability two days before Notre Dame and Ohio State play inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the national title.

Despite losing the national championship game last Monday, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish under coach Marcus Freeman still bagged $20 million from the college football playoff.

The CFP has quickly evolved into a sub-beat of sorts in the college sports world. Governance, format, revenue sharing and more have consumed increasingly more column inches over the last few years as the Power Four,

Golden's defense was one of the nation's best and ranked fifth nationally in scoring at a minuscule 15.5 points allowed per game. The veteran unit was the product of Golden's three years in the coordinator role and closed the 2024 season just shy of a national title.

There's plenty to talk about at Notre Dame in the wake of the national title game loss. What's next and how have expectations changed?

The early favorite to win next year’s national title is Ohio State, but who will be playing where in seven months when next season kicks off under new rules?