Via the Associated Press.
I surmise that the ND agreement supercedes the NCAA rule that all 7-5 teams in a conference must be bowling before a 6-6 conference team fills a spot. ND has its own agreement, and the Big East is the tag along.
Of course Notre Dame plays by its own rules.
Here is the money quote:
If the Gator Bowl passes on Notre Dame, Bernie Olivas, executive director of the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, is ready to invite the Irish even if they lose their last two games.
"Notre Dame is coveted by everybody, including by us," he said. "We'd probably be excited by a 6-6 Notre Dame team. El Paso is like 80 percent Catholic, 80 percent Hispanic, and you wouldn't believe how many calls we're getting here: 'Is Notre Dame coming? Is Notre Dame coming?"
Also, Gator said if it is not ND, it will be Big 12. Some pretty good Big East team just found a great season all but certain to end up in Birmingham against a Sun Belt team. UConn could win its final two, move into the Top 20, and end up in Birmingham or St. Pete.
The only out is ND to win its final two and the Cotton Bowl takes the Irish.
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If ND is competitive against USC, I could see the Cotton Bowl taking them still. The SEC is weak after Florida and Alabama (BCS games) and Georgia (Capital One Bowl). The other SEC teams for the Cotton would all have at least 4 losses (LSU, Ole Miss & South Carolina).
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