A 12th regular-season opponent has yet to be announced for 2025, but AD Pete Bevacqua expressed confidence that puzzle would be resolved to Notre Dame’s satisfaction.

Any adjustments to the College Football Playoff for next season, including a potential tweak in the way byes are awarded, would have to take place later this year, probably in the spring, the leaders of the playoff said Sunday.

The College Football Playoff board of managers met Sunday to discuss potential changes to the 12-team tournament’s format. According to Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger, the meeting ended without any decision being reached.

Notre Dame’s athletic director said “I think there’s a chance” there will be tweaks to the way the College Football Playoff awards byes next year — an issue that will be discussed this weekend but that would need unanimous approval from the 10 conferences and the Fighting Irish.

As the first 12-team College Football Playoff ends, leaders are discussing what to change in the future. Here are the main topics.

Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua addressed the media this weekend in advance of the College Football Playoff National Championship between Notre Dame and Ohio State on Monday night. One

The CFP Management Committee concluded its joint meeting with the Board of Managers on Sunday with few headlines and plenty of questions as to what the sports’ postseason might look like moving forward.

Since losing his first three games at the helm, Marcus Freeman’s Notre Dame football teams have improved each season.

A 12th regular-season opponent remains to be scheduled for Notre Dame football in 2025. A trip to Stanford would make the most sense.

With the Big Ten and SEC appearing to separate themselves with their depth and overall quality at times in the modern-day era of college football, Notre

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish athletic director, Pete Bevacqua, said that the school would prefer to remain independent in football, even if that means no byes in the College Football Playoff.

Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua said the school prefers to remain independent even though the Irish are ineligible for byes under the current CFP model.