Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner Jim Phillips said the league has a “responsibility” to advocate for its football-playing members for College Football Playoff bids, coming after criticism from Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua tied to the league's public support of Miami for a bid .

Monday's statement came after Bevacqua told “The Dan Patrick Show” earlier in the day that the ACC's Miami advocacy had “certainly done permanent damage” to the relationship between the league and the school — which is a football independent but an ACC member in its other league sports.

The Fighting Irish were passed over for an at-large bid , with the Hurricanes getting into the 12-team field largely by virtue of a head-to-head win against the Irish to open the season. As a result, Not

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