LAS VEGAS -- Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark publicly backed his ACC counterpart Tuesday after Notre Dame's athletics director tore into the league over the Irish being left out of the College Football Playoff.

Notre Dame's athletic director called the university's relationship with the Atlantic Coast Conference strained after being snubbed in the College Football Playoff.

Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark says Notre Dame athletics director Pete Bevacqua has crossed the line with his criticism of ACC commissioner Jim Phillips following the Fighting Irish's snub from the 2025 College Football Playoff.

Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz said his players are excited to take on ACC runner-up Virginia in the Dec. 27 Gator Bowl. As for decisions at other programs to decline bowl season, Drinkwitz is miffed.

Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua is still upset with the decision to bypass the Fighting Irish from the 12-team playoff field, prompting him to push for a change to the format.

Notre Dame missed out on the College Football Playoff after finishing the season 10-2, and the Fighting Irish didn't get any help from the ACC when it came to making their case to be included in the field.

On Monday, Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua claimed on "The Dan Patrick Show" that the ACC had done "permanent damage" to their business relationship after the conference appeared to take shots at the Fighting Irish during the last month of the regular season.

Notre Dame’s athletic director Pete Bevacqua was critical of the College Football Playoff and ACC in an interview Monday with Dan Patrick.

Notre Dame was ranked No. 10 in the final CFP rankings before the bracket reveal, but was bounced to No. 12 in favor of Miami on Sunday, Dec. 7, which the committee said came down