🔗 Share this article Big 12 Commissioner Labels Notre Dame Remarks After CFP Omission as ‘Totally Out of Bounds’ At a notable statement, Big 12 chief stated that Notre Dame's athletic director, Pete Bevacqua, was “totally out of bounds” for recent comments targeting the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Source of the Dispute Notre Dame has a football scheduling alliance with the ACC and is a participating member in all other sports. The AD has contended that the ACC harmed Notre Dame’s bid to enter the College Football Playoff, instead choosing to campaigning for the selection of the University of Miami. “They does wonderful things for Notre Dame, but we provide significant football value to the ACC, and we didn’t understand why you would go out of your way to try to damage us in this process,” the athletic director stated. The Hurricanes eventually received the CFP berth over Notre Dame, largely due to winning the head-to-head contest between the two schools. Bevacqua additionally stated that the ACC conducted a coordinated social media push over multiple weeks showing its preference for Miami. A Strong Reaction Later on Tuesday, Yormark responded to the criticism at the Sports Business Journal’s Intercollegiate Athletics Forum. “In my view his actions has been egregious,” Yormark said. “He is totally out of bounds in his tactics and if he was in the room, I’d say to him the same thing.” The pushback is especially striking given Bevacqua’s special standing. He serves on the College Football Playoff Management Committee with the ten FBS conference commissioners, representing the concerns of football independent Notre Dame. Past Support and Future Moves The commissioner further pointed out the assistance the ACC offered Notre Dame in the Covid-affected 2020 season, giving the Irish a full ACC schedule and a place in its championship game. “His behavior has been unacceptable,” he said again. “It’s been egregious attacking the ACC commissioner, when they helped Notre Dame during Covid...” Speculation had spread about Notre Dame potentially leaving the ACC and partnering with the Big 12. However, Yormark's public reprimand on Tuesday seem to make such a scenario less likely in the immediate future. Notre Dame, who made the CFP final last season, have indicated they will decline a postseason invitation after missing out this season.