Notre Dame’s march to the Orange Bowl has a much larger impact on its program than other schools in the same position.
Competing as an independent team since 2021 (the school played in the ACC in 2020 during COVID), the Fighting Irish have already earned a whopping $14 million directly for their school for making it to the College Football Playoff semifinal.
Notre Dame’s independent status means the school will take home more than any other program and has made more than three other conferences have made, which in the conferences will be divided among multiple programs.
Ohio State and Penn State, which also made the semifinal, will divide their $14 million each among Big Ten teams, while Texas will have to share its money with the SEC.
The schools made $4 million for simply making the College Football Playoff, $4 million for advancing to the quarterfinals, and $6 million for getting to the semifinals, Front Office Sports reported. The…
