A historic rivalry will be renewed on Saturday, as Notre Dame will host USC in South Bend. Both programs desperately need the win, adding another entry into one of the most storied rivalries in all of college football. Ahead of the showdown, Pete Thamel and Rece Davis of the College GameDay Podcast have locked in their predictions. Both believe the Irish will …
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We’ve officially reached the second half of the regular season, but there’s no time to be sad about the ever-fleeting nature of college football. We’ve got games to watch! Through seven weeks, we’ve been treated to surprises, flops and standout performances galore and yet, the best still seems like it’s to come. That begins this Saturday with a trio of …
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Bill ConnellyOct 15, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has been at ESPN since 2019. It’s not really an overstatement to say that the Notre Dame-USC rivalry nationalized football. Sure, we already had plenty of heated rivalries when the two schools began playing each other in …
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By CURT RALLO, Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. — SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — C.J. Carr passed for 342 yards and two touchdowns and No. 16 Notre Dame beat N.C. State 36-7 on Saturday for its fourth straight victory. Carr connected on 19 of 31 passes, with TD tosses of 18 yards to K.K. Smith and 12 yards to Will …
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The Week 7 college football slate features another doubleheader on Peacock, with No. 16 Notre Dame hosting NC State for the fifth time ever and No. 15 Michigan traveling west for a duel with USC on Big Ten on Saturday Night. Winners of three straight, Marcus Freeman’s Fighting Irish must resist looking ahead to their own clash with USC on …
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Week 6 of the 2025 college football season continues on Saturday with plenty of intriguing matchups. The slate includes two marquee ranked-on-ranked games as well as 16 of the teams ranked in the latest AP Top 25 poll in action. The early window is headlined by No. 12 Georgia hosting Kentucky. The Bulldogs are looking to bounce back after a …
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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are back home this week to take on the Boise State Broncos in a GREEN OUT or IRISH WEAR GREEN game (or whatever you want to call it). The Irish have outscored its last two opponents 112-43 and to keep playoff hopes viable, the Irish not only have to win their remaining games — they …
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