The College Football Playoff Selection Committee's decision to exclude the Notre Dame from Sunday's final bracket exasperated Fighting Irish icon Joe Theismann. Ranked 10th heading into conference championship weekend, Notre Dame moved behind Miami to No. 11 in the final rankings as the first team out The Fighting Irish responded by opting out of a bid to the Pop-Tarts Bowl against BYU .

"It was disgusting, it really was," Theismann said on SiriusXM of Notre Dame's playoff exclusion. "You look at the rankings, just as an example, Note Dame and Miami should've been in, but what is Alabama doing in this? They've lost three games. It's the first three-loss team that's ever been in. Notre Dame was ranked above Miami all year until the committee decides on who winds up

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