So far, Notre Dame football's playoff chances are so, so good. The Irish got good news on Friday night when Boise State blew out UNLV in the Mountain West Conference Title Game. While that was a minor win for the Irish, a blowout loss by BYU to Texas Tech cleared a path for Marcus Freeman and his crew to make the College Football Playoff.
Nothing is certain, and it's almost impossible to know what the College Football Playoff committee is thinking, mainly because it's chair has said lots of silly things. However, what is known is that the Cougars are not heading to the playoffs.