Key Highlights
- Still stung by the decision, Bevacqua called the process an “absolute joke” and said the program was blindsided by its drop to the first team out. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“My feelings and the feelings here are just shock and, really, an absolute sense of sadness for our student-athletes,” Bevacqua told Yahoo Sports' Ross Dellenger.
- “Like a collective feeling that we were all just punched in the stomach.”Notre Dame, who were ranked No.
- 10 entering championship weekend, appeared to be in position for an at-large berth ahead of No.
- 12 Miami despite the Hurricanes’ Week 1 win in South Bend.
- But BYU’s loss created a side-by-side comparison between the Irish and Hurricanes, with the committee ultimately elevating Miami based on head-to-head. Alabama, which fell in the SEC title game, remained at No.