Notre Dame listed as a blue-blood football program
Notre Dame is a blueblood football program.
At least according to On3 Sports.
The outlet used this criteria: A team must be in the top 15 in program win percentage over a minimum of 750 games, and it must have at least one national title in two of three eras -- AP or coaches poll in the poll era, winner of the final game in the Bowl Championship Series or College Football Playoff era.
The other schools on the list are Alabama, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Miami (FL), Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and USC.
Just missing the cut were Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Nebraska and Penn State.
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