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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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mattfreeman said:

Notre Dame illegal block in the back. - 15

Yikes.

Was silly to even attempt to return that from the goal line.
bmhend54
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Here comes the three and out because that's the one thing we can't have happen.
mattfreeman
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Staff
USC sniffed that out. Diggs stopped for a loss of 5 on 3rd down.
jtthedomer
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The refs already starting there garbage.
Wiggs4Irish
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Ffs
mjhahn
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That was a terrible play call. RUN RIGHT AT THESE GUYS.
ndSlaw
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Hate that call... Plays right into their speed
blairkiel
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…l
ndrockland
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Tommy Boy. Why would you like that call? They have the lateral quickness advantage. Horrible call.
This is the way!
Rwolf101
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That was a stupid bleeping call. Run estime up the gut.
irishdane20
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Brilliant play call, Tahmmy. Much clever.
Cassin
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Very not good
Auream
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This may get ugly early… team is flat as ****
donahue
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Tommy Rees being a clever boy again.
bmhend54
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That was way too predictable
usma95
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What a dumb ass play call. Sorry. Go right at them if you are going to run.
ndsean44
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Defense starts giving up a quick score.
ST starts with a penalty pinning them deep.
Offense starts with a 3 and out.

Horrid in all 3 phases.
irishbearcat09
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Tommy Rees already showing himself with a horrible call on the first set of downs that ends a drive.

Freeman, Rees, and Golden better get it together!
ohiondfan
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It feels as of the other team's defense knows what play we will run almost all the time. Very predictable.
fenixc
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We really came out flat. This might be ugly.
thandreoli
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Worst possible start
Sgt Hulka
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3rd and 2 and they have a battering ram at RB.

Great call
mattfreeman
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Staff
What's the confidence level in Drew Pyne leading a comeback from 14-0 down?
Joe1976
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D needs a 3-out. Usc turns this in to a track meet it will get ugly.
Joe
irishtank6900
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Gonna need someone to make a play right now
leofitz
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fenixc said:

We really came out flat. This might be ugly.
Not sure deferring was the right call in this game.
thandreoli
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ZERO
ndrockland
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Make them prove they are better than Clemson D. Run right at them.
This is the way!
krayzirishfan
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This might get ugly....
Krayz
tvanp63
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mattfreeman said:

What's the confidence level in Drew Pyne leading a comeback from 14-0 down?

Zero
Sgt Hulka
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mattfreeman said:

What's the confidence level in Drew Pyne leading a comeback from 14-0 down?
Much better if we weren't running jet sweeps on 3rd and 2.....

TornisODaly
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An SC touchdown here and it's game over.
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Tornis
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ZERO+++
MAS
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mattfreeman said:

What's the confidence level in Drew Pyne leading a comeback from 14-0 down?


0.0% repeating of course
blairkiel
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mattfreeman said:

What's the confidence level in Drew Pyne leading a comeback from 14-0 down?
About as confident as I was in coming back vs Bama
 
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