How does this affect Notre Dame? Outside of some scheduling dates, there's nothing here that would ultimately force Notre Dame to do anything different. Notre Dame is one of a number of other programs that are outspending and outworking most of the SEC. In truth, I'm probably wrong — it would affect Notre Dame, but much more on the positive side of things such as recruiting, NIL deals, and paths to championships. Notre Dame isn't the only program that would benefit from the SEC's departure from the NCAA.