Notre Dame didn’t claim a league title in its lone season in the ACC.
The No. 2 Fighting Irish (10-1, 9-0 ACC) lost to Clemson (10-1, 8-1 ACC) 34-10 in the ACC Championship Game Saturday night. It was their first defeat since a 45-14 loss at Michigan on Oct. 26, 2019.
Here are some thoughts and numbers from the game.
• The College Football Playoff selection committee is supposed to judge entire bodies of work. In that sense, this is just one of 11 games and Notre Dame should have no worries about being in the top four. But you still want to leave a good last impression, because the committee has bit on those before. This was decidedly not a favorable last showing. The Irish now have to sweat a little bit after giving committee an excuse to leave them out, even if it would be a sketchy one to use.
