After falling to Louisville on Saturday night, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are now left to pick up the pieces of their shattered title hopes. Doing so will require them to defeat the USC Trojans at Notre Dame in a renewal of their iconic rivalry, with the Irish seeking their sixth straight home victory in the series.
The Trojans narrowly missed joining Notre Dame in the loss column on Saturday night by winning a triple-overtime thriller over the Arizona Wildcats. The razor-thin 43-41 victory did cost them a spot in the weekly AP polls but still keeps this talented squad in the thick of competition for a postseason playoff berth.