Notre Dame at USC College Football: Everything You Need To Know

A season that can’t get any lower has a good chance to do just that when Notre Dame travels to Los Angeles to battle a red-hot USC squad in an annual rivalry game.

On Saturday, the Fighting Irish blew leads of 10-0, 24-14 and 31-21 before Virginia Tech rallied with 13 unanswered fourth-quarter points to pull off the 34-31 win. Notre Dame quarterback DeShone Kizer has played well this season despite his team’s struggles and very well may be playing his last game in an Irish uniform before declaring for the NFL Draft. In his final home game, against the Hokies, Kizer completed 16 of 33 passes for 235 yards and two touchdowns.

USC’s trajectory has been considerably more positive than Notre Dame’s as the Trojans have won seven consecutive games and pummeled crosstown rival UCLA 36-14 on Saturday. In the win, freshman quarterback Sam Darnold threw for 267 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions while tailback Ronald Jones II carried the ball 18 times for 121 yards and 2 scores.

Kickoff time: 2:30 p.m. CT
TV and radio: ABC, Notre Dame radio affiliates
Point spread: USC is favored by 17 points, according to scores and odds.
Tickets: Tickets are available at the USC football website.