They, like any school in the ACC, will have to pay the
exit fee, and any corresponding GOR fee. It's my guess that those details are laid out in the ND ACC contract. Maybe someone here has access to those details, but there are no guarantees for the ACC except that they would be compensated in some way.
I think you are probably right about 2036, and I do not think ND will join a conference. If, however, the ACC faulters in 2030, it could make financial sense for ND to go full independent in football, and look at the Big East for their other sports.
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ND 2026 schedule
-- RandomAsianGuy
Nov 07, 2025 at 11:55 PM ET
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11/07/25 11:55 PM ET
Hearing USC at neutral sites......
-- TerryD
Nov 08, 2025 at 08:26 AM ET
TerryD
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11/08/25 08:26 AM ET
Not playing the best B1G or ACC teams next yr, w/ their ratings CFP a cinch
-- Stech
Nov 08, 2025 at 07:59 AM ET
Stech
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11/08/25 07:59 AM ET
Appears they're preparing to make their jump into the B10's arms...**
-- EDGEMAN
Nov 08, 2025 at 05:46 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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11/08/25 05:46 AM ET
They have Zero reason to do that **
-- HokiesACC2004
Nov 12, 2025 at 03:17 AM ET
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11/12/25 03:17 AM ET
ND and Auburn just announced a home/home series for 2027 and 2028
-- TerryD
Nov 08, 2025 at 08:34 AM ET
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11/08/25 08:34 AM ET
Agreed, the last chance for ND to go Independent was only if a P1. Now that
-- Stech
Nov 09, 2025 at 07:30 AM ET
Stech
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11/09/25 07:30 AM ET
ITs the business now, need P2 teams
-- 1947Sunbowl
Nov 08, 2025 at 10:57 AM ET
1947Sunbowl
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11/08/25 10:57 AM ET
I don’t know why they would, as long as they can cupcake their P4 teams.**
-- Stech
Nov 08, 2025 at 08:00 AM ET
Stech
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11/08/25 08:00 AM ET
ND schedules these games years in advance. If you look in the
-- Big12 guy
Nov 08, 2025 at 08:18 AM ET
Big12 guy
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11/08/25 08:18 AM ET
How many of those have been at the top of their Conference recently?**
-- Stech
Nov 08, 2025 at 10:08 AM ET
Stech
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11/08/25 10:08 AM ET
Games are being changed this yr for next yr, last year they only had 8 P4.
-- Stech
Nov 08, 2025 at 08:26 AM ET
Stech
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11/08/25 08:26 AM ET
Playing the rules to their advantage is what they're supposed to do.
-- wwhokie1
Nov 08, 2025 at 11:59 AM ET
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11/08/25 11:59 AM ET
I don't think so. They have a relationship and receive a LOT
-- Big12 guy
Nov 08, 2025 at 08:39 AM ET
Big12 guy
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11/08/25 08:39 AM ET
They take advantage of the system, and always have, even TerryD says they
-- Stech
Nov 08, 2025 at 10:14 AM ET
Stech
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11/08/25 10:14 AM ET
They play 10 P4 teams this season, no ?**
-- TerryD
Nov 08, 2025 at 08:28 AM ET
TerryD
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11/08/25 08:28 AM ET
4 Big10 teams and only cupcake ACC teams.
-- thebluelot
Nov 08, 2025 at 01:49 AM ET
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11/08/25 01:49 AM ET
Sorry buddy, pretty uniformed on scheduling of college footballl
-- 1947Sunbowl
Nov 08, 2025 at 11:00 AM ET
1947Sunbowl
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11/08/25 11:00 AM ET
Why leave? Media money is restricted, big donor NIL $ is not. SMU 0 media $
-- Stech
Nov 09, 2025 at 07:42 AM ET
Stech
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11/09/25 07:42 AM ET
Maybe, but the leftovers in the ACC are still
-- Big12 guy
Nov 08, 2025 at 01:02 PM ET
Big12 guy
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11/08/25 01:02 PM ET
ND has been playing 6 ACC games lately.**
-- RandomAsianGuy
Nov 08, 2025 at 12:05 PM ET
RandomAsianGuy
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11/08/25 12:05 PM ET
Then the ACC is lucky to get the eyeballs. **
-- Big12 guy
Nov 08, 2025 at 12:12 PM ET
Big12 guy
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11/08/25 12:12 PM ET
Yup. Told you that ND will play 6 ACC games.**
-- RandomAsianGuy
Nov 08, 2025 at 12:54 PM ET
RandomAsianGuy
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11/08/25 12:54 PM ET
Ya, you did, but that was before the Clemson agreement. I
-- Big12 guy
Nov 08, 2025 at 12:57 PM ET
Big12 guy
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11/08/25 12:57 PM ET
More ND games don’t help the ACC when it’s all about SOS?
-- RandomAsianGuy
Nov 08, 2025 at 06:05 PM ET
RandomAsianGuy
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11/08/25 06:05 PM ET
Notre Dame is contractually obligated to join the ACC
-- RandomAsianGuy
Nov 09, 2025 at 06:25 PM ET
RandomAsianGuy
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11/09/25 06:25 PM ET
They, like any school in the ACC, will have to pay the
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-- Big12 guy
Nov 10, 2025 at 05:12 AM ET
Big12 guy
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11/10/25 05:12 AM ET
There is no corresponding GOR fee
-- TerryD
Nov 10, 2025 at 04:51 PM ET
TerryD
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11/10/25 04:51 PM ET
That was the settlement, but it's possible that ND
-- Big12 guy
Nov 10, 2025 at 05:06 PM ET
Big12 guy
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11/10/25 05:06 PM ET
Maybe with SOS, I didn't consider that. All though,
-- Big12 guy
Nov 08, 2025 at 06:42 PM ET
Big12 guy
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11/08/25 06:42 PM ET
The ACC provides the opponents to ND
-- TerryD
Nov 08, 2025 at 08:37 AM ET
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11/08/25 08:37 AM ET