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Notre Dame Vs. USC Game Time, TV Schedule, Spread And Notes

The USC Trojans and Notre Dame Fighting Irish add another chapter to their long-standing rivalry, as the two prepare for Saturday night’s clash in South Bend.

(The game’s on NBC, but head here for discussion and score updates.)

The USC Trojans and Notre Dame Fighting Irish add another chapter to their long-standing rivalry, as the two prepare for Saturday night's clash in South Bend.

USC will not take part in the postseason this year because of NCAA sanctions, a shame for the current group of Trojans, who have done nothing wrong. They are 5-1 to date and certainly worthy of not only a bowl berth but also Pac-12 title contention. Since suffering its only loss of the season to date, Lane Kiffin’s USC squad has put together back-to-back wins, the most of which being a 30-9 romp over California last week in San Francisco.

Notre Dame is set to play its first home night game since 1990 and hopes to end USC’s school-record streak of 13 consecutive non-conference road wins. The Fighting Irish, under the guidance of second-year head coach Brian Kelly, have won four in a row since a disappointing 0-2 start to the campaign. They have been idle since their best offensive effort of the season, a 59-33 victory over Air Force two weeks ago.

Game date, time: 7:30 pm ET, Saturday, October 22nd

Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana

TV channel: NBC

Spread: Notre Dame favored by 9

Series history: Notre Dame leads, 43-34-5

For further reading, news, discussion and more, visit Notre Dame blog One Foot Down and USC blog Conquest Chronicles. Here’s this week’s college football TV schedule, and stay tuned to SB Nation’s college football news hub for more.

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