... here we are, preparing for the last regular season game of the year. For the Irish that means crisscrossing the country and heading from New York to Los Angeles (with a long stop in Indiana of course) for a battle with the Trojans of Southern California.

It’s been a crazy season for both of these programs as each team will be bringing a new head coach to the game for the first time in this rivalry’s 84 year history.

This is also the first game since 2001 in which neither team comes in ranked in the Battle for the Jeweled Shillelagh. 2001’s contest was also the last game in which Notre Dame defeated USC.

Yes, it has been eight straight victories for the Trojans and the...

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