Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Notre Dame's football team spent the 2020 season as a member of the ACC. The move benefitted the program, as Notre Dame owned a 9-0 record in conference play and earned a spot in the College Football Playoff.
Notre Dame went back to being an independent for the 2021 season. Despite finishing the regular season with an 11-1 record, Notre Dame missed out on the Playoff.
On Wednesday, ACC commissioner Jim Phillips addressed the possibility of Notre Dame becoming a full-time member in the future.
"Notre Dame got a chance to see what the ACC was all about last year.