Amid the constant reshuffling of conferences across college football, it appears as if Notre Dame is going to remain an independent.

Head coach Marcus Freeman said on ESPN's First Take that being an independent "is what we love" and it's "what our program's built on."

Notre Dame is one of seven schools that currently operate as an FBS independent. Army, BYU, Liberty, New Mexico State, Connecticut and Massachusetts are the others.

BYU (Big 12), Liberty (Conference USA) and New Mexico State (Conference USA) will be joining conferences starting with the 2023-24 academic year.

The entire structure of college football has been shaken up due to realignment in recent years. Texas and Oklahoma accepted invitations to join the SEC in July 2021.