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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

215,959 Views | 1190 Replies | Last: 2 yr ago by pjcaulfield
ndpaul
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Al Golden sucks
MAS
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ohiondfan said:

Williams is good but he's a punk.


I try not to wish injury on someone
phm195
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Wiggs4Irish said:

phm195 said:

NDMATTM said:

This is the same team we beat 4 out of the last 5 years. Yes, QB play is everything.


Didn't Lincoln bring in transfers all over the team?


Only 20


Lol thought so. Far from the same team
Wiggs4Irish
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What a ****** that kid is.
Robert Morris
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Yeah that was uncalled for. I hope he gets some payback. Call me.a.piece of **** but he needs blasted.
trentb
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It's tough but you can't play Bertrand and Marist etc against this type of QB. The back 7 has to be 7 dudes who can fly
blairkiel
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The talent differential is large
jptscott
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Pynes fumble was a crusher
theoriginalndmom
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We may be slower, but we're smarter
ohara31
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I'm sure I missed it, but why isn't Bracy playing?
Sgt Hulka
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Boss said:

No cheap shot call hitting kizer after the TD 5 yards in the end zone?
He got pushed into. Nothing there
pbrad28
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Tommy sucks..golden sucks..the D sucks..the lines suck…and then there is the QB..
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irishtank6900
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Absolutely hate that ND has not put Sneed or Kollie out there. The difference in team speed is massive.
CelticIrish
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This kid alone reminds me how much I hate USC.
ndpaul
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How we can repeatedly be out leveraged is astounding
trentb
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And yeah sure blow him tf up next time he runs or slides
NDmark1
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ohiondfan said:

Williams is good but he's a punk.


We need a hatchet man. Dude is a f'in punk. Waste 15 yarder on his ass
covingtonjs
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Boss said:

No cheap shot call hitting kizer after the TD 5 yards in the end zone?


The better call would have been the obvious hold by their TE on Kiser.
Brucealeg
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Sgt Hulka said:

Brucealeg said:

irishtank6900 said:

It's amazing what an elite QB can do for a team.
It's amazing what the transfer portal has done for everyone not named ND.
Easy solution: make it easier to get transfers in. Until then, we're going to get Jack Coan's as Grad Transfers (no knock on Jack, he was just an average QB.)
Nothing for ND is easy. It'll take us years to catch up to their talent while the admin has their head in the ground. They got 19 players.
jptscott
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Nd is going to have to figure out to use the portal or die
NDMATTM
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Has there even been a penalty called tonight at all?
hhebert75
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Cam Hart would not not have changed a damn thing.
donahue
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MAS said:

ohiondfan said:

Williams is good but he's a punk.


I try not to wish injury on someone


I'm not trying very hard
DaytonDomer94
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NDmark1 said:

ohiondfan said:

Williams is good but he's a punk.


We need a hatchet man. Dude is a f'in punk. Waste 15 yarder on his ass

Jordan botelo
ndSlaw
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... And the best part, we get to play against Williams again next year
Rwolf101
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NDmark1 said:

ohiondfan said:

Williams is good but he's a punk.


We need a hatchet man. Dude is a f'in punk. Waste 15 yarder on his ass

Why? You think ND could tackle his backup tonight?
AZdoc
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ndSlaw said:

... And the best part, we get to play against Williams again next year


Get grasss back and grow it out.
dunwoodyfan
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Man. Don't understand why the coaches can't see that the answer is to find a Caleb Williams in the transfer portal.
ndsean44
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I knew USC had the talent but Riley teams have consistently been outphysicialle. Not today and that's alarming. Very disappointed in this team, particularly the OL and DL.
IrishATM
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No reason for us not switching LB's two qtrs ago

just a disgrace
irishvision
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Honestly, Pyne would look this good if we held as much. Worst assfficiating I have seen in a long time.
ohiondfan
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DaytonDomer94 said:

NDmark1 said:

ohiondfan said:

Williams is good but he's a punk.


We need a hatchet man. Dude is a f'in punk. Waste 15 yarder on his ass

Jordan botelo


Bertrand thought he was the hatchet man for several games
atl irish
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leofitz said:

mattfreeman said:

bmhend54 said:

mattfreeman said:

Caleb Williams and Raleek Brown demonstrate how to run the read option. Notre Dame not prepared at all from a numbers standpoint.


Your editorial comments about the wonderfulness of USC player speed etc has you tight there with Fowler and Herbie tonight.
So you don't see a difference in team speed?
We know USC is good, but some of your snarky comments have been uncalled for. Thanks.
Do we have to eat our own?

Not that I don't get hungry on occasion.
Brucealeg
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NDMATTM said:

Has there even been a penalty called tonight at all?
Not really, this is a CBT for holding.
tommynacc
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hhebert75 said:

Cam Hart would not not have changed a damn thing.
I disagree. He would have helped tackling
 
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