The Irish ran away from the Spartans, picking up a resume-boosting victory. Dating back to last season, Notre Dame has won 11 straight games at Purcell Pavilion.

Notre Dame didn't get dominated up front, by USC, but the numbers make it seem like they did because of missed opportunities by them and good scheme by USC

Caleb Williams escaped five sacks and Notre Dame missed four other TFLs. It was that kind of night for the Irish defense vs USC

The Notre Dame offense couldn't stick to what they wanted to do because of how they started,

The Fighting Irish signal-caller completed 64.6% of his passes for 2,021 yards, 24 total touchdowns and six interceptions, but Pyne’s season stats are a poor representation of what the coaching staff could expect from its quarterback game-by-game.

Mike Frank offers this thoughts on Notre Dame's loss to USC, and the big picture.

Notre Dame dug themselves a hole that they couldn't get out of because even they tried to climb out, Caleb Williams was there to not allow them to recover

The USC signal-caller completed 18 of his 22 passes for 232 yards and scored four total touchdowns. The Irish sacked Williams just twice all evening despite applying consistent pressure.

The Irish went 2-17 on shots from beyond the arc, which includes missing their final 10 three-point attempts.

The Irish shot 34.5% from the field and fall to 5-1 on the season.

The ISD Staff offer their thoughts on Saturday's game against the Trojans.

Thoughts on a the rebirth of the ND-USC rivalry with Marcus Freeman and Lincoln Riley, following the Baylor blueprint to beat USC, ND's success against top receivers this season, and more

The Fighting Irish haven't played in the LA Memorial Coliseum since a 24-17 win over the Trojans in 2018. The current seniors were still in high school at the time.

Mike Kane offers his thoughts on Notre Dame's win over Boston College, and the rest of college football.

The Trojans are winning like they haven't in a while, but this USC team is far closer to the ones Lincoln Riley coached at OU than the ones Pete Carroll coached in Los Angeles

The Irish improve to 5-0.

Freshman guard JJ Starling led all scorers with 23 points on 10 of 11 shooting from the field, while forward Nate Laszewski added 22.

Led by Heisman Trophy hopeful quarterback Caleb Williams, the Trojans rank second in total offense with 513.0 yards per game.