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.

Despite the CFP controversy, Marcus Freeman’s program got some good recruiting news on Tuesday. According to On3/Rivals’ Hayes Fawcett, four-star cornerback Ace Alston committed to Notre Dame. Alston chose Notre Dame over Missouri, Indiana, and Ohio State.

Notre Dame football is opting out of bowl season after being snubbed from the CFP, the program announced Dec. 7.

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

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.

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

If any NFL team wants to hire Marcus Freeman away from Notre Dame, they are clearly going to have to spend big money to do it. Freeman has been speculated to be a potential target of the New York Giants in their coaching search.