ATLANTA — Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua, on the verge of seeing the football program’s 36-year national championship drought end in his first calendar year at the helm ...

according to first-year athletic director Pete Bevacqua. It includes two teams that were part of the most recent College Football Playoff committee deliberation: No. 9 Boise State at home on Oct ...

"1. Beat Ohio State, 2. Retain HCMF, 3. Retain Al Golden, 4. Undoubtedly fight to retain Mike Denbrock. Notre Dame AD Pete Bevacqua is getting ZERO sleep the next few weeks," one fan tweeted.

ATLANTA -- Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua said the independent Irish are comfortable continuing to give up access to a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff -- something ...