Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua confirmed Sunday that the Fighting Irish won't have to worry about skipping the College Football Playoff in 2026, if they face a similar scenario to this year's debacle.

Notre Dame will look to remain one of the hottest teams in college football this weekend when they take on the struggling Syracuse Orange. The Irish (8-2) are looking for their 9th straight win and will try to give the Orange (3-7) their 7th straight loss.

Without star guard Markus Burton and with excuses at every turn, Notre Dame basketball stared adversity in the face at TCU and said, we've got this.