Notre Dame’s national title hopes were crushed on Sunday when the final CFP rankings left the Irish outside the 12-team field despite spending weeks inside it. The abrupt drop, despite not playing for two weeks, sparked an angry response from athletic director Pete Bevacqua, who told Yahoo Sports the committee misled the program and gave its players false hope before pulling the rug out from under them.

“My feelings and the feelings here are just shock and, really, an absolute sense of sadness for our student-athletes,” said Pete Bevacqua. “Overwhelming shock and sadness. Like a collective feeling that we were all just punched in the stomach.

“There is no explanation that could be given to explain the outcome. Any rankings or shows prior to this last one are an absolute joke and a waste

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