Did former University of Miami running back Cleveland Gary fumble, or did he score a touchdown in the 1988 Miami-Notre Dame rivalry game in South Bend? If you ask Gary, he scored a touchdown, and the refs denied Miami another national championship.

As we all know, Notre Dame football still is looking for its first win, as the season has started with back-to-back losses on the road to Miami and at home to Texas A&M. The other instances of this happening were in 1984 with Auburn and SMU in 1958.

SOUTH BEND — Notre Dame football won't be headed back to the College Football Playoff after all. Sunday’s long-awaited reveal kept Alabama at No. 9 despite a one-sided loss in the SEC Championship Game and jumped idle Miami (10-2) from No. 12 ahead of Notre Dame (10-2), leaving the Irish on the outside looking in.

Notre Dame is facing serious backlash from other programs over an agreement it signed about the College Football Playoff.

What has happened since Sunday’s College Football Playoff selection show could begin to shape the future of the sport this year and beyond. Miami and Notre Dame, both of whom were 10-2 and ranked 12th and 10th,