SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love appreciates hearing his name in the Heisman Trophy conversation. He’s just focused on bigger goals such as helping the ninth-ranked Fighting Irish stay in position for a second straight playoff berth and winning the school’s first national championship since 1988.

College football playoff seedings are heating up and the committee is making its positions clear. The committee ranked Notre Dame ninth, ahead of No. 13 Miami — which beat the Fighting Irish earlier this year.