Notre Dame, you can come in off the ledge now. You too, Army and BYU. The big bad College Football Playoff committee isn’t going to force you to join a conference, after all.
At least that’s what CFP executive director Bill Hancock told ESPN.com’s Heather Dinich on Thursday. Hancock confirmed to Dinich that there have been no internal discussions about forcing any of the three independent schools to join a league in order to be eligible for a spot in the postseason playoff.
Hancock said, “The three independents are perfectly happy being independent.