As college football conferences have gobbled up unaffiliated major programs in recent decades, Notre Dame has stood firm as the lone remaining independent college football powerhouse.
But perhaps those days are waning, if a Fighting Irish legend is to be believed.
Former Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn, a four-year starter for the Fighting Irish, weighed in on the situation in the wake of the bombshell news that USC and UCLA are poised to join the Big Ten. In a Twitter post, Quinn opined that the Big Ten's new coast-to-coast footprint removes a barrier to Notre Dame's potential inclusion in that conference.