In the week that has followed Notre Dame being left out of the College Football Playoff, the school’s athletic director, Pete Bevacqua has gone on a scorched earth media tour while best-selling author and CFP committee member Ivan Maisel had a book signing at the Notre Dame bookstore cancelled, then un-cancelled, as the busy week of PR for the Fighting Irish reached a crescendo.
Maisel appeared on Sports Illustratred's Others Receiving Votes podcast this week to discuss his role on the selection committee, specific to his partial recusal when it came to discussing Notre Dame. Maisel also has a book out now titled American Coach: The Triumph and Tragedy of Notre Dame Legend Frank Leahy. Fighting Irish coach Marcus Freeman wrote an excerpt for Maisel's book, and Maisel recused himself from discussions around the Fighting Irish as a result. He detailed what that meant in his interview with Pat Forde, Bryan Fischer and Gene Wojciechowski.
