IB Nation Sportsbeat: Pete Bevacqua Makes College Football Playoff Case For Notre Dame
Irish Breakdown reacts to comments from Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua on ND's inclusion in the College Football Playoff on today's show. Bevacqua talked with Pat McAfee and Kirk Herbstreit on the Pat McAfee Show on Friday and explained why he thinks his Irish should be in the CFP field and who they have been most compared to. We also discuss who Irish fans should be rooting for during conference championship weekend before Sunday's final CFP rankings are released.
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Rapid Fire: Jon Gruden's Playoff Plan, Should Notre Dame Have Scheduled A 13th Game, CFP Scenarios
Today's Rapid Fire topics include: Jon Gruden's College Football Playoff play-in plan, should Notre Dame have tried to schedule a 13th game against Vanderbilt to try to boost its CFP resume, could Texas Tech fall out of the CFP field if it loses the Big 12 Championship to BYU, should the playoff committee rank all the way down to wherever Duke for better transparency since the Blue Devils are playing in the ACC title game, should the CFP selection process be televised, and more!
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Rapid Fire: Notre Dame Signing Day Commitments And CFP Talk, Marcus Freeman Mentioned In NFL Circles
Today's Rapid Fire topics include: Notre Dame had zero decommitments on national signing day, the impact of the Irish having 24 early enrollees from the class this spring, concern level that BYU could win the Big 12 Championship, thoughts on a possible rematch with Texas A&M in the playoffs, ESPN's Adam Schefter mentioned Marcus Freeman as a possible NFL head coaching candidate, thoughts on the Cowboys and Chiefs setting a new regular season viewership record on Thanksgiving Day.
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IB Nation Sportsbeat: College Football Playoff Rankings And Notre Dame Football Mailbag
Irish Breakdown talks Notre Dame's College Football Playoff chances and answers listener mailbag questions on today's show.
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Notre Dame Recruiting Mailbag
The IB team answers questions about the Notre Dame 2026 recruiting class as well as a number of other ND related questions.
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Irish Breakdown provides unmatched in-depth analysis of the Notre Dame Football program while also discussing hot college football topics.
Bryan Driskell - A former college football coach, Bryan has been covering Notre Dame football for over a decade.
Sean Stires - A long-time radio host in South Bend, Sean is the host of IB Nation Sports Talk and the play-by-play announcer for the Notre Dame Women’s Basketball team.
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