A 12th regular-season opponent has yet to be announced for 2025, but AD Pete Bevacqua expressed confidence that puzzle would be resolved to Notre Dame’s satisfaction.

Notre Dame’s athletic director said “I think there’s a chance” there will be tweaks to the way the College Football Playoff awards byes next year — an issue that will be discussed this weekend but that would need unanimous approval from the 10 conferences and the Fighting Irish.

Notre Dame football stands on the brink of its first national championship since 1988 and nothing seems right in the world, except everything makes sense

A 12th regular-season opponent remains to be scheduled for Notre Dame football in 2025. A trip to Stanford would make the most sense.

If we were still operating under the four-team College Football Playoff (CFP) format neither Ohio State nor Notre Dame would have been included and given a chance to play for a National Championship.