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Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua suggested Saturday that the school has no plans to join a conference in football despite the current design of the College Football Playoff.
Speaking to reporters as part of the CFP National Championship Game's media availability, Bevacqua said:
"We're comfortable that if conference championship games continue as they're currently configured, part of the deal we made is that we wouldn't get a bye, and that's understandable. And quite frankly, I wouldn't trade that [first-round] Indiana game at Notre Dame Stadium for anything in the world, but you also have to be smart and strategic, and your odds of making a national championship game are increased if you get to play one less game.