Notre Dame Athletic Director Pete Bevacqua says his program was “mystified” by the pro-Miami hype campaign conducted by the ACC and its “attack” on his program, as it mounted a television and social media campaign aimed at promoting Miami over Notre Dame for the College Football Playoff (CFP).

During an interview with sports talk radio host Dan Patrick on Monday, Bevacqua said the ACC’s actions had done “permanent damage” to the conference’s relationship with Notre Dame.

“We were mystified by the actions of the conference to attack their biggest business partner in football and a member of their conference in 24 of our other sports,” Bevacqua said on The Dan Patrick Show . “They have certainly done permanent damage to the relationship between the conference and Notre Dame.”

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