Jim Phillips blew his chance to help Notre Dame in any way in 2025, instead letting the propaganda of the SEC push Alabama into the College Football Playoff. Nov 15, 2025; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; ACC commissioner Jim Phillips in attendance as the Pittsburgh Panthers host the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Acrisure Stadium. | Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images The ACC and Notre Dame have been in the news quite a bit for whatever reason this week, with league commissioner Jim Phillips getting the headlines on Wednesday. He made it a point for the world to know that the ACC now supports a (ridiculous and unnecessary) 24-team College Football Playoff, and used Notre Dame's 2025 team as a reason for why. “Notre Dame was a College Football Playoff-worthy team this year," Phillips said, "They just were.” ACC commissioner Jim Phillips: “Notre Dame was a CFP worthy team this year.…