Game Day Central: Notre Dame Fighting Irish football vs. USC Trojans
No. 15 Notre Dame is looking to make it six wins in a row, as the Fighting Irish (8-3) travel to Los Angeles to battle the USC Trojans (10-1, 8-1 Pac-12). Blue & Gold gets you ready with what you need to know before today’s tilt.
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GAME DAY INFORMATION
Date: Nov. 26, 2022
Site: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
Television: ABC
Radio: This game can be heard on Notre Dame IMG affiliates.
Series Facts: This is the 93rd overall meeting between Notre Dame and Southern Cal. Notre Dame leads the series 50-37-5 and won the last meeting 31-16 in South Bend on Oct. 23, 2021.
Head coaches: Southern Cal — Lincoln (10-1, first season); Notre Dame — Marcus Freeman (8-4, first season).
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FIVE USC PLAYERS TO KNOW
QB Caleb Williams (#13): Considered a Heisman frontrunner, Williams has been outstanding this season, completing 64.9 percent of his passes for 3,480 yards with 33 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. Williams is in his first season at USC, as he transferred to the Trojans from Oklahoma in the offseason, following head coach Lincoln Riley to Los Angeles.
WR Jordan Addison (#3): Addison is another transfer who came in during the offseason after two impressive seasons at Pittsburgh. He’s been a very productive receiver, hauling in 51 passes for 765 yards and 8 scores this fall.
RB Austin Jones (#6): The 5-10, 195-pounder is USC’s lead back after Travis Dye was injured and ruled out for the rest of the season. Jones has ran 73 times for 455 yards and 5 touchdowns this fall.
DL Tuli Tuipulotu (#49): Standing at 6-4, 290 pounds, Tuipulotu is a force on the interior of the Trojans’ defensive line. He’s recorded 11.5 sacks through 11 games this fall.
CB Mekhi Blackmon (#6): A transfer from Colorado, Blackmon will look to shut down the Irish passing attack Saturday night. He’s posted 49 tackles (1.5 for loss), 3 interceptions and 10 passes broken up.
GAME PREDICTIONS
Vegas line: USC -4.5 … Over/under 63
Oddshark prediction: USC 38, Notre Dame 37
Patrick Engel: Notre Dame 38, USC 34
Tyler Horka: Notre Dame 33, USC 31
Mike Singer: Notre Dame 28, USC 27
Todd Burlage: USC 31, Notre Dame 30
Steve Downey: USC 34, Notre Dame 24
Full staff predictions article
