Notre Dames Jeremiyah Love doesnt hold back on freeze out buzz from rivals: Scared to play us
Instead of preparing for the College Football Playoffs, Notre Dame continues to be in the news for unwanted reasons.Among the latest issues is the possibility that athletic directors from other schools “are threatening to freeze [Notre Dame] out” of future schedules due to reports regarding the university’s preferential playoff situation next year, which guarantees the program a spot in the CFP as long as they finish in the top 12 in the final ranking in 2026.The freezeout report, from Yahoo Sports, was addressed by Fighting Irish running back Jeremiyah Love on Saturday, when he finished in third place in the voting for the Heisman Trophy- and the star didn’t hold back. “They’re scared to play us,” Love said.“They don’t want to play Notre Dame because we’re Notre Dame.
You’re leaving us out of your schedule, it’s not a good look.Why not play us? That’s how I think about it.”The Irish were left out of the CFP despite 10 straight wins to close the season and opted not to play in a bowl game following the snub.Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua has been the face of the school’s anger at being overlooked for the playoffs, as well as taking itself out of bowl consideration, a decision that was criticized as “egregious” by Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark.It’s unclear how a possible freezeout might impact Notre Dame’s future schedule- and that’s not the only uncertainty surrounding the program, since head coach Marcus Freeman is seen as a possible head coaching candidate in the NFL.The Giants, who fired head coach Brian Daboll earlier this season and are being led by interim head coach Mike Kafka, figure to be among the teams that will look at Freeman.“Everybody has eyes on Marcus,” Bevacqua told reporters.
“College has eyes on Marcus; the NFL has eyes on Marcus.I bet Hollywood has eyes on Marcus.
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