Finishing up the first portion of the 2023 season, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will host another longstanding rival when the Southern Cal Trojans visit on October 14. With rare exceptions, the two schools have matched up against each other every year since 1925, with the Irish holding a 50-38-5 advantage in the series.
Entering his second year at the school, Southern Cal head coach Lincoln Riley managed to lead his team to 11 wins in 2022. However, that was marred by a pair of defeats to Utah and a Cotton Bowl loss to Tulane. Riley used an infusion of transfers to achieve success last year and is once again taking that route for the upcoming campaign.