Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua is not just mad at the College Football Playoff committee. Now he is pointing a finger at the ACC itself, saying the league did "permanent damage" to its relationship with the Irish with the way it publicly campaigned against Notre Dame in the days before Miami grabbed the final at-large playoff spot.
Speaking on The Dan Patrick Show, Bevacqua said the ACC crossed a line with how hard it leaned into pro-Miami, anti-Notre Dame talking points during the stretch run of the debate. Bevacqua said the conference's politicking did "permanent damage" to the relationship and added, "We didn't appreciate the fact we were singled out repeatedly.