USC and Notre Dame will pause their annual series until at least 2030 after both sides failed to reach an agreement. Notre Dame announced it will pivot to a home-and-home series against BYU.
The Trojans currently have 11 games scheduled for 2026 and are in need of another non-conference game to go along with Fresno State and Louisiana. USC has five conference road games and will likely be looking for a seventh home game or possibly a neutral-site game in Los Angeles (SoFi Stadium) or possibly Las Vegas.
BREAKING: Notre Dame and USC have failed to reach an agreement to extend their historic series, @RossDellenger reportsu274c
Administrators plan to work towards restarting the series as soon as 2030.