For decades, Notre Dame was told that being an independent was a disadvantage. Now, some say the opposite is true.
With no teams left in the College Football Playoff, the region's long-running domination of the sport appears to be at an end. So what gives?
We'll find out the first national title game participant on Thursday night.
College football's more professionalized era arrives in July, and historic powerhouses could lose both their inherent recruiting advantage and their financial edge.