Notre Dame

The College Football Playoff rankings will be released for the first time this season Tuesday. Combine the latest AP Top 25 with a little history and you can find hints about what to expect.

Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence is fit, confident and most importantly for the Tigers, virus free. Lawrence says he is ready to lead the fourth-ranked Tigers.

Indiana is No. 17 after beating No. 8 Penn State in overtime, the Hoosiers’ first victory against a team ranked in the AP top 10 since 1987.

LSU is out of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time since 2017 and is the first defending national champion to drop from the rankings in nine years.

Notre Dame will play in the Atlantic Coast Conference this season as part of a plan to play 10 league games and start the week of Sept. 7.

The college football season opener between Notre Dame and Navy has been moved out of Ireland will be played at the Naval Academy during the Labor Day weekend.

Notre Dame is planning to allow students back on campus for the fall semester beginning in early August and end the semester before Thanksgiving.

Notre Dame women’s basketball coach Muffet McGraw is retiring after winning two national championships in 33 years with the Irish.

The commissioners of the major college football conferences announces that college sports cannot return from the coronavirus shutdown until campuses have re-opened.

Ruthy Hebard had 22 points and 12 rebounds to help No. 3 Oregon beat fourth-ranked UConn 74-56. It was the Huskies first loss on campus in seven years.