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.

Notre Dame got some good recruiting news on Tuesday after being left out of the College Football Playoff.

Notre Dame withdrew from the bowl selection process after it missed out on the College Football Playoff, the Fighting Irish announced. Notre Dame landed at No. 11 in the final set of playoff rankings, which made it the first team out of the 12-team bracket.

Athletic director Pete Bevacqua also took issue with the playoff selection committee, which left the Fighting Irish out of its 12-team field.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish won’t be part of the College Football Playoff this season, after they became the first team out of the 12-team bracket. After losing the season opener against the Miami Hurricanes (27-24) and the following matchup against Texas A&M (41-40),

Legendary college football coach Nick Saban has strong reaction to Notre Dame's unexpected College Football Playoff snub.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish announced they will skip playing in a bowl game after it was snubbed from the College Football Playoff on Sunday.

The college football world carefully watched Sunday as one of the top programs in the sport was left out of the 2025 College Football Playoff. However, some fans are now looking ahead at the 2026 season after the Notre Dame Fighting Irish’s campaign came to an abrupt end.