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Notre Dame ‘s unexpected decision to forgo a bowl game after being left out of the College Football Playoff surprised many in the college football world.

This move had significant repercussions, leading the ACC and bowl executives nationwide to scramble to fill open spots late into Sunday afternoon.

While the Fighting Irish were rumored to be a possible candidate for the Pop-Tarts Bowl, that wasn’t the case, according to Florida Citrus Sports CEO Steve Hogan.

“We have a selection in the ACC and we have a selection in the Big 12 and until we’re assigned the team pool that we can select from, we can’t make a pick,” Hogan said of the process behind team selections. “It took a lot longer than anticipated. We were on a call for a couple of h

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