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If the Big Ten were to go to 10 conference games, that might set in motion nationally-independent Notre Dame to finally join a league in football. Manny Navarro of The Athletic brought up a very ...

According to SBJ's John Ourand, Notre Dame is likely remaining independent as NBC likely enters an agreement with the Big Ten.

Back in the 1920s, Notre Dame made what might have been its biggest push to join what would become the Big Ten but Michigan AD blocked it. Ever since, the Irish have been an independent.

Joining the Big Ten would also allow Notre Dame to remain competitive in the changing landscape of college football. Notre Dame's NBC contract runs through 2029.

Notre Dame first applied for membership to the Big Ten in 1899, the same time Iowa and Indiana applied to join the conference. As noted by The Athletic, charter members of the conference denied an ...

TV deals shaped college football’s future, especially Notre Dame’s For decades, Notre Dame lived in a world where the big-name independent was not an anomaly.

After being pushed by former Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany in 1999 to join the conference, Notre Dame's board of trustees blocked the path to join the Big Ten.