Notre Dame football most likely will make the College Football Playoff, but will they get a bye? We answer that question.

In college football's playoff era, only five programs have notched perfect seasons en route to a national championship with Michigan being the most recent in 2023. But now, the parity playoff expansion has brought to the sport -- and the possibility of a team playing as many as 16 games on their way to the title game -- the likelihood of an unblemished campaign is considerably low.

The world of college football is changing by the day, but hopefully Notre Dame's independence remains forever.