Notre Dame couldn’t find a win over USC on Saturday night

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish played one of their biggest rivals on Saturday night in USC. This was a game that had serious playoff implications as USC came in ranked number six. With some other movement in the country, this one was huge.

Unfortunately, the Irish lost the game to USC. They couldn’t find a way to beat them on their own field so they are now 8-4. This snapped a five-game winning streak for the Irish after starting the season 3-3.

Marcus Freeman’s first year as the head coach of Notre Dame didn’t go as planned but this was still a strong season. They had to battle some adversity early but had a pretty strong finish in spite of this loss to USC.

Now, USC is in a good spot when it comes to making it to the College Football Playoff. Out of the five teams ahead of them in last week’s ranking, two of them lost as Ohio State and LSU both had rough games against their respective rivals.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish came up just short on Saturday night.

As a result of this game, you’d think that USC is going to creep into the College Football Playoff top four along with Georgia, Michigan, and TCU. If this holds through championship week, it is going to be an incredibly fun playoff.

As for Notre Dame, they weren’t able to earn their second signature win of the season. The truth is that they just aren’t as good as USC this year. It is unclear if USC is as good as a team like Georgia but we might soon find out.

Another note from this game is the fact that Caleb Williams made a very strong case for the Heisman Trophy. He was absolutely sensational against the Irish defense and he might take home the best individual trophy because of it.

Notre Dame coming up with 8 regular-season wins is actually really good for starting 0-2 and then being 3-3. They had a chance to come back and win but they weren’t able to hold off the USC offense led by the aforementioned Caleb Williams. Now, we will see how it all shakes up during Bowl season.