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GAME THREAD | No. 15 Notre Dame at No. 6 USC

November 26, 2022
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No. 15 Notre Dame (8-3) at No. 6 USC (10-1)

LA Memorial Coliseum | 7:30 p.m. ET | ABC | USC -4.5 | O/U: 63

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RIVAL 

Notre Dame at USC.

All that needs to be said. 

Notre Dame must find a way to slow down USC quarterback and Heisman frontrunner Caleb Williams on Saturday night as he’s the key to the show. Williams hasn’t faced a defense anywhere close to as stout as Notre Dame this season, but it’s also game 12, so none of that matters. 

What can you expect Notre Dame to do on offense? Run the ball. If the Irish show out like they did against Boston College and Clemson, then game on. If they have a Navy performance, it could be a long day for the blue and gold. 


Five Players To Watch

Notre Dame CB Benjamin Morrison
Morrison has been outstanding in the second half of the season and he'll be tested again this week going up against a group of receivers that are as good as any the Irish have faced. His matchups with WR Jordan Addison will be must-watch.

USC QB Caleb Williams
Win the game and put up the numbers he's used to and he'll reserve a spot in New York for the Heisman ceremony and set USC up to make the College Football Playoff. He's a dynamic presence with his ability to escape the rush and the Irish will have to play at a high-level to limit their offense.

Notre Dame RB Logan Diggs 
Notre Dame is going to do as much as they can to dominate the time of possession and keep this potent USC offense off the field. That means Diggs and Audric Estime need to have another big day on the ground and that's likely to happen against a USC run defense that has struggled.

USC DE Tuli Tuipulotu
One of the top pass rushers in college football this season, he's their only true game-wrecker on defense. Notre Dame's offensive line has to be great for the Irish to win and it starts with doing their job against Tuipulotu.

Notre Dame DE Isaiah Foskey
He has the Notre Dame sack record, but the Irish need him for one last ride to slow down USC's passing game. He had six forced fumbles last season, but has zero in 2022 despite having 9.5 sacks. He's due to force one soon.


QUOTES OF THE WEEK

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman:
"There's a different feeling about this one and I can feel it amongst our program and our players. I knew it last year, but this year being at the end of the year at USC, you can really feel it."

Notre Dame OC Tommy Rees:
"It's huge, right? I don't know if our guys fully know that. It just seems weird we haven't played there since 2018. When you're there — you have a home game and you have a game there — OK, this is what the rivalry really means. 

"I grew up in a household where UCLA-SC was a big day every year. So I kind of knew what SC was about at an early age. Then you come here, and you still have that same feeling that you had as my brother had, my mom had, my dad had at UCLA. Maybe even more so with just football. Like every year, this was the one you circled.” 

Notre Dame DC Al Golden:
"It's great to be a part of it now. Again, a lot of respect for SC and what they represent and what we represent. It's going to be a great game to be a part of."

Notre Dame QB Drew Pyne:
“As far as the stadium goes, we’ve played in a lot of cool stadiums since we’ve been here. I have a routine that I do. We’ll visit the stadium probably on Friday and I’ll get accustomed to the stadium. It’s a great game, it’s a great tradition.

“However, I’m going to approach it the same way I’ve approached every game since I’ve been here.”

Notre Dame CB TaRiq Bracy:
“We’re a confident group. We know being able to play teams like that and have that under our belt definitely brings some confidence, but I feel like our confidence is internal. I think we’ll be fine against USC.” 

For Your Nerves 

TEAM STATS NOTRE DAME USC
Points Per Game 31.0 42.9
Points Allowed Per Game 20.3 26.3
Total Yards 380.4 513.0
Yards Passing 189.2 330.8
Yards Rushing 191.2 182.2
Yards Allowed 317.2 405.0
Pass Yards Allowed 186.8 257.8
Rush Yards Allowed  130.4 147.2

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GAME THREAD | No. 15 Notre Dame at No. 6 USC

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Rwolf101
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Sgt Hulka said:

mattfreeman said:

mattfreeman said:

Logan Diggs 5-yard touchdown run.
Annnnnd now it's under review.
ACC! ACC!

Top to bottom, inside and out it is a cruel joke of a conference.
mattfreeman
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Staff
No. 6 USC 31
No. 15 Notre Dame 21

11:29 | 4Q

7 plays, 75 yards in 3:24
Joe1976
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If you just told me pyne's stats and that's all I knew of this game I would say ND is winning..
pbrad28
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Now can the d do anything?????
davemc
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We badly need a turnover right here!
irishbearcat09
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No surprise from Tom "Hellen Keller" Rees tonight. But Marcus Freeman, a "defensive coach" responsible for making sure we were prepared and came out ready to play? He lost all credibility tonight in my eyes.

Marshall, Stanford, and tonight. 3 strikes. The university of spoiled children literally running circles around us as our players try to remember how to tackle every play. Absolutely disgusted and embarrassed to be a Notre Dame fan tonight.
atl irish
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trentb said:

If we don't eff ourselves on offense this is still a game. This isn't children Vs adults, but Williams is great and the details matter.

I do hate our ILBs in space though
This is all you needed to say.
Marty_Moose
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Do we have a better chance recovering an onside kick or stopping them on D? Lol
tommynacc
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That botched handoff…..ugh!
CelticIrish
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Must say the defense has let them down tonight. Offense has been good except for the fumble and the 4-1 sneak (Im guessing Rees/Freeman thought it was 4 and inches not a full yard)
tommynacc
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atl irish said:

trentb said:

If we don't eff ourselves on offense this is still a game. This isn't children Vs adults, but Williams is great and the details matter.

I do hate our ILBs in space though
This is all you needed to say.
Agreed!
Brucealeg
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irishbearcat09 said:

No surprise from Tom "Hellen Keller" Rees tonight. But Marcus Freeman, a "defensive coach" responsible for making sure we were prepared and came out ready to play? He lost all credibility tonight in my eyes.

Marshall, Stanford, and tonight. 3 strikes. The university of spoiled children literally running circles around us as our players try to remember how to tackle every play. Absolutely disgusted and embarrassed to be a Notre Dame fan tonight.
Are you cutting and pasting this multiple times?
wdtiv
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We hold all the cards with the ACC. We need to DEMAND competent officials or we leave the conference. $10,000 more per game per official should get quality officials.
AZdoc
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atl irish said:

trentb said:

If we don't eff ourselves on offense this is still a game. This isn't children Vs adults, but Williams is great and the details matter.

I do hate our ILBs in space though
This is all you needed to say.


Great takes! I really mean it - not sure this the emoji got on there
Cassin
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tommynacc said:

That botched handoff…..ugh!


Don't forgot calling a 4th and inches play on 4th and a long 1.
Sgt Hulka
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Sad thing is they've done a hell of a job making the adjustments on offense.

They've done whatever they wanted in the 2nd half. Just one stop, somehow, someway please
Rwolf101
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Offense is doing its part. Of the d can find a pulse this could be a fun finish.
fenixc
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Someone on the defense needs to hit that motherf er.
irishtex
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CelticIrish said:

Must say the defense has let them down tonight. Offense has been good except for the fumble and the 4-1 sneak (Im guessing Rees/Freeman thought it was 4 and inches not a full yard)
We would only be down 7. Should have kicked fg. Take the points.
Blueengine
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We need one stop...only
atl irish
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AZdoc said:

atl irish said:

trentb said:

If we don't eff ourselves on offense this is still a game. This isn't children Vs adults, but Williams is great and the details matter.

I do hate our ILBs in space though
This is all you needed to say.


Great takes! I really mean it - not sure this the emoji got on there
That emoji is the one Buccos uses when he sees a flagged post of mine and comes to clean up.
tommynacc
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Obviously, we should have been passing earlier to counter their extra attention to the run. If we could just get one stop or turnover, this game could change quickly!
pbrad28
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Please do something to this punk ass
davemc
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This team hasn't quit that's the main thing right now
trentb
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Can this be the drive where Kollie spies Williams ?

Please maybe
MAS
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Vandy having a tough day jeez.
MickIrish3
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Can we get Sneed to lay a lick on Williams?
NDmark1
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irishbearcat09 said:

No surprise from Tom "Hellen Keller" Rees tonight. But Marcus Freeman, a "defensive coach" responsible for making sure we were prepared and came out ready to play? He lost all credibility tonight in my eyes.

Marshall, Stanford, and tonight. 3 strikes. The university of spoiled children literally running circles around us as our players try to remember how to tackle every play. Absolutely disgusted and embarrassed to be a Notre Dame fan tonight.


In previous years this would have been a 63-3 game. Nobody has quit and we knew they would score points.

atl irish
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Maybe Caleb will sit out next year.
ohiondfan
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pbrad28 said:

Please do something to this punk ass


Take it easy on Matt Freeman ok?
Sgt Hulka
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ohiondfan said:

pbrad28 said:

Please do something to this punk ass


Take it easy on Matt Freeman ok?
Ha! Well played
mattfreeman
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Staff
False start on USC on 3rd-and-1. -5
IrishATM
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SC is trying to kill clock and we keep worrying about the deep ball…WTH
Cassin
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Please God
irishtex
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Has Bertrand made all of our tackles?
 
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