The Notre Dame Fighting Irish almost never were - with a much more boring nickname being given to the famous football team at first.

The payout structure of the college football playoff makes it hard to see a future with Notre Dame in a power conference.

On the cusp of playing for a national championship, it appears Notre Dame is more than happy to remain an independent in football and not join a conference goin

While the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are celebrating their Orange Bowl victory this week, the rest of the college football world is debating if they should be in a conference. Before the Orange Bowl even kicked off on Thursday night,

Notre Dame's independent status has long been a unique feature of college football, but its latest $20 million reward for making the College Football Playoff (CFP) national championship has reignited debates over whether the Fighting Irish should be forced to join a conference.