Sorry, Rutgers fans, but it doesn't work that way.
The NCAA denied a Notre Dame appeal on Tuesday and upheld its original decision to force the Fighting Irish to vacate wins from the 2012 and 2013 seasons, including a run to the national title game, as part of a sanctions package due to academic misconduct by players on the team.
A student-trainer was found to have completed coursework for two Notre Dame players and provided impermissible academic benefits to another six.
Five players--DaVaris Daniels, Kendall Moore, Eilar Hardy, KeiVarae Russell and Ishaq Williams--were suspended before the 2014 season for academic improprieties, bringing the case to the public eye.