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Notre Dame president rips NCAA's denial of appeal to restore 21 football wins

Notre Dame's president released a scathing criticism Tuesday of the NCAA's denial of the school's appeal to have 21 football victories from 2012 and 2013 restored.

The Irish must vacate 12 wins from 2012 - the season in which they appeared in the BCS title game - and nine from 2013 because of academic misconduct after a ruling by the NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee.

"We are deeply disappointed by and strongly disagree with the denial of the

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