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Throwback Thursday: Notre Dame football’s most excruciating loss

The date was October 15th, 2015 and the 9th-ranked Notre Dame football team was hosting the top-ranked USC Trojans in a game that had National Championship implications.

The atmosphere at Notre Dame was electric: College Gameday was set up on the library quad. The rivalry between Notre Dame and USC was relevant again.

The USC Trojans were at the height of their dynasty and we led by Head Coach Pete Carroll, along with Heisman candidates Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush. They would be opposed by Charlie Weiss, Brady Quinn, and Darius Walker, just to name a few.