The Southeastern Conference announced Thursday that it will play 10 games among conference members only, effectively eliminating the chance for the Arkansas Razorbacks to visit the Notre Dame Fighting Irish this year.
The Razorbacks are in the SEC, in part, because of a decision that Notre Dame made 30 years ago.
In February 1990, Notre Dame broke with the College Football Association and negotiated its own TV rights deal with NBC Sports. ABC Sports, which had negotiated a five-year, $210 million deal with the CFA that was to begin in 1991, threatened litigation.