Notre Dame Football

The Back Corner Fade

Mike Kane offers his thoughts on the end of the 2025 season.
December 12, 2025
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Hosed. Screwed. Jobbed. Railroaded.

However you want to describe it, Notre Dame was unfairly kept out of the college playoffs due to a national media campaign, led by ESPN, and a gutless committee that caved to the pressure of outside influence. We’ll get into the “why’s” here in a bit, but let’s first take a look at how we got to this point.

Congrats to Indiana on winning the Big 10.

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