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Marcus Freeman lobbies for Notre Dame CFP berth with 'best teams now' comment, updates Jeremiyah Love injury

Marcus Freeman issued a message to the College Football Playoff Selection Committee following his team's 49-20 win at Stanford. Notre Dame has 10 straight wins since an 0-2 start, and he wants the Fighting Irish discussed among the nation's best. 

Ranked No. 9 entering rivalry weekend, Notre Dame's in line to be the second-to-last at-large selection in front of Alabama if Tuesday night's penultimate rankings remain unchanged.

"You talk about a team that is probably playing as well as anyone right now," Freeman said. "We've won 10 straight games in a row. I think all of them by double-digit points maybe. And you want the 12 best teams. Now I know you have the conference champions and the Group of Five highest-ranked team, but you talk about who are the best teams now. Not week one. Now, and it's hard to argue we aren't one of those teams."

Notre Dame AD Pete Bevacqua Transcript | Pat McAfee Show

Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua joined the Pat McAfee Show on Friday afternoon to discuss the college football playoff. 

On the Miami-Notre Dame playoff debate: 
“I appreciate it and Kirk (Herbstreit) you'll appreciate this more than anybody being an Ohio State grad – hats off to Ohio State and Indiana to have two undefeated seasons like they've had this year in 2025 is such an accomplishment. I think with the exception of those two teams that were undefeated, we're the hottest team in the country. I don't think anybody's playing better than Notre Dame.

“You think about this 10-game streak of dominance, we've had some of the best football I have ever seen here, and I've been a huge Notre Dame fan literally since the day I was born, Notre Dame grad. I think we're firing on all cylinders, Pat.

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