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Notre Dame Football Rivalries
USC – Notre Dame Football Rivalry History
College football’s longest, richest and most influential intersectional rivalry is nearing 90 years of excellence in intersectional football.
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Notre Dame Schedule News
5 Intriguing Notre Dame Football Games in 2015
As the beginning of August approaches, most college football programs face at least a handful of uncertainties heading into the 2015 season, and the Irish are no different. Whether it…
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Notre Dame Quarterbacks
Notre Dame Quarterback Malik Zaire Rare Bright Spot
Fighting Irish fans that tuned into Notre Dame’s annual rivalry game against Southern California this past Saturday hoping the ailing program would show signs of rejuvenation were sorely disappointed. Instead…
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Duranko's Digest
Duranko’s Digest: What Did We See Against USC?
Ugliness, embarrassment, second disaster of the year. USC, resisting the temptation to run up the score, buried the Irish 49-14, sending the Irish to its first four game losing streak…
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Players of the Week
Notre Dame v. USC ’14 – Shamrock Stickers
Notre Dame’s regular season came to a brutal end as they were flattened 49-14 by arch-rival USC. The Irish were never in the game as the Trojans jumped out to…
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Matchups
Notre Dame v. USC ’14 – Key Matchups
Notre Dame will look to avoid losing its fourth straight game when they travel to California to take on arch-rival USC. The second half of the season has been riddled…
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Duranko's Digest
Duranko’s Digest: What did we see against USC?
FIGHTING IRISH. That's what we saw. And that is an empirical, technical description, not a mere nickname or wish.
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Notre Dame Linebackers
Jaylon Smith, Notre Dame’s Emerging Star
Occasionally a 5-star recruit immediately steps into a starting role as a true freshman and shows that his lofty recruiting rankings were dead on. Luckily for Notre Dame and the…
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Notre Dame Linebackers
Notre Dame Finds Leadership on Defense
Notre Dame’s defense has been an enigma since the moment Irish fans and critics watched rookie Temple quarterback Connor Reilly rack up nearly 300 total yards at Notre Dame Stadium…
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5 Things I Liked / Didn't Like
Notre Dame vs. USC – 5 Things I Liked
Saturday night’s win over USC wasn’t particularly pretty. In fact, it was one of the uglier wins we’ve seen from the Irish this side of 2007, but any win over…
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Players of the Week
Notre Dame vs. USC – Shamrock Stickers
Notre Dame defeated arch rival USC for the third time in four years on the strength of a phenomenal defensive effort. Starting quarterback Tommy Rees went down in the third…
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Notre Dame Game Previews & Predictions
Notre Dame vs. USC Preview
Notre Dame QB’s: Tommy Rees has started all 6 games of the season so far with a 51.7 completion percentage for 1,494 yards 13 touchdowns, and 6 interceptions. However, 2…
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Analysis
IBG: Win One for Subway Domer Edition
The IBG continues to forge on following the retirement of IBG founder Subway Domer and if there was one Notre Dame blogger who embraced the Notre Dame-USC rivalry it was…
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Matchups
Notre Dame v. USC – Key Matchups
Notre Dame will host its biggest rival this weekend in a game that will go a long way in determining the direction of the season. The Irish have had a…
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Notre Dame Schedule News
Notre Dame – USC Renew Series Through 2023
The continued security of the Notre Dame – USC rivalry, the greatest intersectional rivalry in all of college sports, was never in doubt since Notre Dame announced that they would…
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Opponent News
2013 Opponent Recruiting Recap: USC Trojans
The 2012 football season began with extreme anticipation and expectations for the USC Trojans.
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Analysis
Unfamiliar No More
Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly hugged an assistant coach and Irish players stormed the field in celebration over ND’s 22-13 victory against USC, cementing a spot in the national…
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Notre Dame Game News
Onward to Victory
With another gritty Irish road win against a quality team in USC, Notre Dame has wrapped up an improbable season that’s final chapter is yet to be written. On January…
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Matchups
#1 Notre Dame @ USC – Key Matchups
Notre Dame controls its own destiny, if they defeat their biggest rival, the USC Trojans, they’ll play for the national championship. College Gameday will be on hand for the primetime…
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Analysis
Destiny or Coincidence?
Growing up in an Irish Catholic family and attending Catholic schools, superstition is all too familiar. I heard every legend and lore there is to hear, from a bird flying…
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Analysis
Another Golden Opportunity Lost
All weekend long I had this seeping suspicion we were going to be in for a letdown and the reason I felt this way was simple. Every time over the…
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Initial Impressions Notre Dame 17, USC 31
A weekend with such potential for a classic Notre Dame moment turned into a weekend that has become all too familiar and more typical of many recent Notre Dame moments. …
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Notre Dame Jerseys & Helmets
Notre Dame Introduces New Helmets
The gold and paint on the Notre Dame helmets has been a topic of debate on all of the Notre Dame forums for the last several years. Apparently the Notre…
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IBG – Primetime Rivalry Edition
Hey there. Why does it always seem that life/work get to be the busiest at the worst times for blogging purposes? With some free time this week I wanted to…
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Notre Dame and USC… Under the Lights
For the first time in 21 years, a game in Notre Dame home game will kick-off under the lights of Notre Dame Stadium when rival USC travels to South Bend…