SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua said the ACC engaged in a sustained, targeted social media campaign against the school's football team late in the season that has forever changed the relationship between Notre Dame and the league.

Bevacqua said the ACC, in the process of promoting football member Miami for College Football Playoff inclusion, also damaged Notre Dame , which lost the season opener to the Hurricanes. Miami made the CFP field as the No. 10 seed, while Notre Dame dropped from No. 9 to No. 11 in the final standings and was left out. The Irish on Sunday declined an invitation to play in the Pop-Tarts Bowl , through an ACC tie-in, and ended their season at 10-2.

Notre Dame is an independent in football but has 24 of its sports teams in th

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