A 12th regular-season opponent has yet to be announced for 2025, but AD Pete Bevacqua expressed confidence that puzzle would be resolved to Notre Dame’s satisfaction.

Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua addressed the media this weekend in advance of the College Football Playoff National Championship between Notre Dame and Ohio State on Monday night. One

Notre Dame’s athletic director said “I think there’s a chance” there will be tweaks to the way the College Football Playoff awards byes next year — an issue that will be discussed this weekend but that would need unanimous approval from the 10 conferences and the Fighting Irish.

A 12th regular-season opponent remains to be scheduled for Notre Dame football in 2025. A trip to Stanford would make the most sense.

With the Big Ten and SEC appearing to separate themselves with their depth and overall quality at times in the modern-day era of college football, Notre

Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua said the school prefers to remain independent even though the Irish are ineligible for byes under the current CFP model.

Notre Dame football stands on the brink of its first national championship since 1988 and nothing seems right in the world, except everything makes sense

If we were still operating under the four-team College Football Playoff (CFP) format neither Ohio State nor Notre Dame would have been included and given a chance to play for a National Championship.