The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are opting out of College Football's bowl season because they were snubbed in the CFP's 12-team field for the Alabama Crimson Tide and Miami Hurricanes this past Sunday. The Kansas State Wildcats and Iowa State Cyclones are opting out because their head coaches stepped down; Chris Klieman, suddenly, and Matt Campbell, to take the Penn State Nittany Lions' job. In Waco, the Baylor Bears didn't have any other reason to opt out other than they're focusing on 2026 and beyond.
College Football's bowl season, in its first year sponsored by Coca-Cola, is in a bad way.