No matter the stakes or the personalities involved, the fabled intersectional meeting between Notre Dame and Southern California remains one of the most tantalizing Saturdays on every college football calendar.

Here for these Irish is having to win to realize their postseason dream. In 2012, Notre Dame won at USC to secure a spot in the national championship game. In 2018, Notre Dame won at USC to snag a spot in the four-team CFP. Might the third time also be a ...

When No. 5 Notre Dame visits rival Southern California in Los Angeles for the 95th all-time meeting between the programs, the Fighting Irish are playing to lock up a berth