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Position 'A': Why College Football Playoff straight-seeding model helps Notre Dame

IMG_9992by: Tyler Horka07/29/25tbhorka
Marcus Freeman media day
Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman. (© Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)

Notre Dame can get the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff in the 12-team field, which wasn't the case in 2024. That's not nothing.

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