Why did Notre Dame decline Pop-Tarts Bowl invite? Explaining opt-out

Here's what to know on why Notre Dame football decided to opt out of the Pop-Tarts Bowl vs. against BYU following the Fighting Irish's CFP snub:

Notre Dame Learns Tough Lessons As Miami Earns CFP Title Bid

MIAMI IS HEADED TO THE CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 🏆 Carson Beck and the Canes will be playing for a title at home 🌴 pic.twitter.com/yCaUQAxXpj
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Dick Vitale claims Notre Dame would have won National Championship if it had made CFP

Dick Vitale made a career out of being a basketball broadcaster, but the long-time hoops maven waded into the college basketball realm Thursday with an opinion about Notre Dame – and the Fighting Irish’s theoretical chances in the 2025-26 College Football Playoff.

After years bending to Notre Dame’s whims, the ACC finally got the better of it

The CFP’s decision to leap Miami over Notre Dame and drop the Irish is a rare win for the ACC over the Irish in college football politics.

Notre Dame Football Getting Past a Rocky Offseason Just Fine

Notre Dame took major heat from every corner of the sports world, it seems, for opting out of a non- CFP bowl game. The extreme level of moral pearl clutching isn't genuine; it's simply a convenient reason to hate on the Irish. But ... It was a bowl game - it all turned out okay. A whole slew of key Irish players were going to be missing.

Money, momentum and leverage: Miami's run to CFP National Championship Game fuels ACC resurgence

Miami's improbable CFP run delivered more than a national title shot; it handed the ACC long-awaited momentum at exactly the right time
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