... pulled the plug on all bowl consideration Friday, announced athletic director Jack Swarbrick, and that’s the best news that can come out of South Bend if you care about Notre Dame.

“After meetings involving our coaching staff as well as the leadership group representing our football team, we have made the decision to remove ourselves from consideration for any postseason bowl game this year,” Swarbrick said in a statement.

The Chicago Tribune first reported the story Friday morning, and when confirmation came from Swarbrick in the afternoon, it hardly surprised.

Notre Dame had a possible opportunity to participate in a bowl game later this month, but, really, ...

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