In the latest move surrounding Notre Dame's postseason drama, the Fighting Irish's athletic director, Pete Bevacqua, met with ACC commissioner Jim Phillips.
Yahoo Sports and On3's Ross Dellenger and ESPN's Andrea Adelson even went as far as to share that the conversation was reportedly "highly positive and productive."
After years and years of adamantly remaining independent, after a couple of weeks of blasting the College Football Playoff Committee for leaving them out of the bracket, and a handful of days after opting out of their bowl game, the Irish seem to be bending a knee, at least slightly.