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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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Wiggs4Irish said:

Put Angelli in.

In this weather? Are you crazy?
atl irish
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Sgt Hulka said:

atl irish said:

irishtex said:

Rwolf101 said:

donahue said:

If you still think ND shouldn't find a QB in the portal, please explain why

They SHOULD. But who? And how much will they cost? And will they be starter quality?
McNamara at michigan, probably one of the QBs at TX to name two.
VERY hard pass on McNamara. Give me Card or Leary.
Sam. Hartmanj.
Unfortunately he has said he's done with school.
IrishRob
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Give me the OK St or NC St QB for next year
wfb19372
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Man..how do you stop that..defense has been out of position most of the night and that RPO is deadly..dang
..what can you say
NDCYPRESSTX
returntoorder
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Angelli another mac level QB....... that is all ND can recruit is mac level QBs
ohara31
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andrew32 said:

This is a Tyrone Willingham era-level ass-kicking.

USC has a coach and a Heisman QB, so I guess that's about right.


He lost by 31 3 straight years. Not even close.
donahue
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Rwolf101 said:

donahue said:

If you still think ND shouldn't find a QB in the portal, please explain why

They SHOULD. But who? And how much will they cost? And will they be starter quality?


They only have to be better than Buchner and Pyne, which shouldn't be too difficult.
Sgt Hulka
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atl irish said:

Sgt Hulka said:

atl irish said:

Al Golden and Drew Pyne share credit for this clown show
Golden to a certain degree, yes. I can't put this one on Pyne. He's just not very good and the defense put him in a situation where they had to throw the ball which is a losing proposition. with him
The turnovers were daggers, and both 100% his fault. He takes sole credit for those two plays.
The 2nd one absolutely
atl irish
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Rwolf101 said:

Wiggs4Irish said:

Put Angelli in.

In this weather? Are you crazy?
Finally a laugh.
andrew32
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ohara31 said:

andrew32 said:

This is a Tyrone Willingham era-level ass-kicking.

USC has a coach and a Heisman QB, so I guess that's about right.


He lost by 31 3 straight years. Not even close.


Unfortunately, only 1 year can occur at a time.
Sgt Hulka
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atl irish said:

Sgt Hulka said:

atl irish said:

irishtex said:

Rwolf101 said:

donahue said:

If you still think ND shouldn't find a QB in the portal, please explain why

They SHOULD. But who? And how much will they cost? And will they be starter quality?
McNamara at michigan, probably one of the QBs at TX to name two.
VERY hard pass on McNamara. Give me Card or Leary.
Sam. Hartmanj.
Unfortunately he has said he's done with school.
Well *****
atl irish
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Sgt Hulka said:

atl irish said:

Sgt Hulka said:

atl irish said:

Al Golden and Drew Pyne share credit for this clown show
Golden to a certain degree, yes. I can't put this one on Pyne. He's just not very good and the defense put him in a situation where they had to throw the ball which is a losing proposition. with him
The turnovers were daggers, and both 100% his fault. He takes sole credit for those two plays.
The 2nd one absolutely
First one was him as well. Fumbled exchange is always on the QB.
atl irish
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andrew32 said:

ohara31 said:

andrew32 said:

This is a Tyrone Willingham era-level ass-kicking.

USC has a coach and a Heisman QB, so I guess that's about right.


He lost by 31 3 straight years. Not even close.


Unfortunately, only 1 year can occur at a time.
Nothing about Freeman is willingham like.
returntoorder
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If Minchey dont start next yr ND deserves to lose every game.
Sgt Hulka
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atl irish said:

Sgt Hulka said:

atl irish said:

Sgt Hulka said:

atl irish said:

Al Golden and Drew Pyne share credit for this clown show
Golden to a certain degree, yes. I can't put this one on Pyne. He's just not very good and the defense put him in a situation where they had to throw the ball which is a losing proposition. with him
The turnovers were daggers, and both 100% his fault. He takes sole credit for those two plays.
The 2nd one absolutely
First one was him as well. Fumbled exchange is always on the QB.
I would say let's go to the tape, but I don't wanna relive this one
Boss
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IrishRob said:

Give me the OK St or NC St QB for next year


Also the kid at TX.
andrew32
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I don't get the expectation for Pyne to play perfect.

It wouldn't have mattered when the D can't stop a nosebleed.

Granted, the other QB is pretty good.
trentb
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Getting Williams ourselves would be awesome but we gotta get better athletes at defense.

As much as I never want to see Pyne play again I feel more strongly about Marist and Bertrand and Lewis and Griffith and Brown etc
ohara31
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Do you want to see the difference between QB's? Watch the last play.
ndmama
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ndpaul said:

I've said it and will say it again. Al golden stinks .


He's the reason for our struggles this season. Show me how little you know about football.
atl irish
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Sgt Hulka said:

atl irish said:

Sgt Hulka said:

atl irish said:

Sgt Hulka said:

atl irish said:

Al Golden and Drew Pyne share credit for this clown show
Golden to a certain degree, yes. I can't put this one on Pyne. He's just not very good and the defense put him in a situation where they had to throw the ball which is a losing proposition. with him
The turnovers were daggers, and both 100% his fault. He takes sole credit for those two plays.
The 2nd one absolutely
First one was him as well. Fumbled exchange is always on the QB.
I would say let's go to the tape, but I don't wanna relive this one
I mean as a hard and fast rule, a fumbled exchange is the quarterbacks fault. At least that was how we were coached. I feel you though, we are arguing over nothing. Unfortunate night.
SHAMROCK
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Does Pyne think he is Williams? So frustrating
returntoorder
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Pyne has ample time to throw like Book he wont let the ball go.
andrew32
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atl irish said:

andrew32 said:

ohara31 said:

andrew32 said:

This is a Tyrone Willingham era-level ass-kicking.

USC has a coach and a Heisman QB, so I guess that's about right.


He lost by 31 3 straight years. Not even close.


Unfortunately, only 1 year can occur at a time.
Nothing about Freeman is willingham like.


I'm not comparing Freeman to Willingham. The ass-kicking out west is reminiscent of that era. And the Weis era.
Rwolf101
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I'm not watching a ****ing playoff with both Michigan and USC in. **** that stupid bull*****
atl irish
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ndmama said:

ndpaul said:

I've said it and will say it again. Al golden stinks .


He's the reason for our struggles this season. Show me how little you know about football.
We've tackled poorly much of the year. That said, we are very NOT talented at LB, minus the young players… who we dont play.
SHAMROCK
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atl irish said:

Sgt Hulka said:

atl irish said:

Sgt Hulka said:

atl irish said:

Sgt Hulka said:

atl irish said:

Al Golden and Drew Pyne share credit for this clown show
Golden to a certain degree, yes. I can't put this one on Pyne. He's just not very good and the defense put him in a situation where they had to throw the ball which is a losing proposition. with him
The turnovers were daggers, and both 100% his fault. He takes sole credit for those two plays.
The 2nd one absolutely
First one was him as well. Fumbled exchange is always on the QB.
I would say let's go to the tape, but I don't wanna relive this one
I mean as a hard and fast rule, a fumbled exchange is the quarterbacks fault. At least that was how we were coached. I feel you though, we are arguing over nothing. Unfortunate night.


No doubt. Fumbled exchange lost this game
Sgt Hulka
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He looks like Robert Downey in "Johnny be Good" when he scrambles.

Yes, that's a deep dive
ndrockland
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Mayer's last game?
This is the way!
Cassin
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Colzie is no joke
irishdane20
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16 is a dude. Nice to see Styles regaining some mojo, as well.
irishtex
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returntoorder said:

Angelli another mac level QB....... that is all ND can recruit is mac level QBs
???
Rwolf101
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Lol why go for 2??
ndSlaw
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Got them where we want them... Brian Mason time!
DaytonDomer94
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How is that not holding against mayer
 
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