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.

As the first 12-team College Football Playoff ends, leaders are discussing what to change in the future. Here are the main topics.

Notre Dame showed this season why its comfortable staying independent — even if it has to play an extra game in its quest for a championship.

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.

Any adjustments to the College Football Playoff for next season, including a potential tweak in the way byes are awarded, would have to take place later this year, probably in the spring, the leaders of the playoff said.

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

The leadership of the College Football Playoff met in Atlanta on Sunday one day ahead of the national championship game. The College Football Playoff's board of managers, which consists of 10 FBS conference commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua,

The College Football Playoff board of managers met Sunday to discuss potential changes to the 12-team tournament’s format. According to Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger, the meeting ended without any decision being reached.

The ACC is expected to consider changing the format of its football championship as it weighs how to protect its regular-season champion before the College Football Playoff, commissioner Jim Phillips said Sunday.

Any adjustments to the College Football Playoff for next season, including a potential tweak to byes, would have to take place later this year.

As Notre Dame prepares to compete for the national title in the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff ... good spot now," athletic director Pete Bevacqua told ESPN on Friday.

Clemson and Notre Dame playing each season in a home-and-home? Notre Dame’s Athletic Director would love to see it. Clemson won the most recent meeting between