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LAS COLINAS, Texas — Ohio State athletic director Ross Bjork told leaders of the College Football Playoff on Tuesday that the sport's calendar needs to change, and it's a critical component as they consider the playoff's future format.

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SEC's Greg Sankey, Big Ten's Tony Petitti agree CFP seeding needs change - ESPN

NEW ORLEANS, La. — Following a joint meeting between athletic directors representing their respective conferences on Wednesday, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey and Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti said they agreed the way teams are seeded in the 12-team College Football Playoff should change this fall.

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Sources - ESPN OK's option to televise ACC sports through '36 - ESPN

ESPN has agreed to pick up its option to continue broadcasting ACC sports through 2036, sources told ESPN on Thursday.

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Notre Dame AD thinks there's a chance for seeding tweak in CFP

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

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Notre Dame AD says Irish prefer to be independent in new CFP - ESPN

ATLANTA — Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua said the independent Irish are comfortable continuing to give up access to a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff — something currently granted to only the four highest-ranked conference champions — as long as the fate of conference championship games remains the same.

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Notre Dame mourns attack as it preps to face Georgia in CFP - ESPN

NEW ORLEANS — Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman said his team met Wednesday morning after learning of the attack on Bourbon Street that killed 15 people and injured dozens more, working through the emotions after such a traumatic event but also still preparing to win a critical game.

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Gambling violations prompt Notre Dame men's swim team suspension - ESPN

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame has suspended its men's swimming program for at least one year after an external review found numerous violations of NCAA rules prohibiting gambling and that team members failed to «treat one another with dignity and respect,» the school announced Thursday.

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College Football Playoff won't use conference titles as tiebreakers - ESPN

The College Football Playoff selection committee will no longer use conference championships as one of its tiebreakers because the new 12-team format guarantees bids for the five highest-ranked conference winners, the CFP announced Thursday.

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ESPN, CFP agree to move deadline for format changes to Jan. 23 - ESPN

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