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Notre Dame, USC to pause historic college football rivalry beginning in 2026

One of college football's top rivalries is set to take a break. The Notre Dame-USC rivalry won't be played in the foreseeable future after Notre Dame came to a scheduling agreement with BYU on Monday.
The New York Times

Without the USC series, does Notre Dame have a serious scheduling problem? Irish mailbag

Notre Dame last played BYU as part of the Shamrock Series in 2022. Ethan Miller / Getty Images SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Marcus Freeman is back. USC is not. And the College Football Playoff continues on ...
Yahoo! Sports

Lincoln Riley calls out Notre Dame for refusing to honor pledge to play USC

The century-old rivalry series between USC and Notre Dame is taking a few years off, and as far as Lincoln Riley is concerned, that’s the fault of the Irish. In his first public comments since the ...
Los Angeles Times

Notre Dame’s leaders are cowards for backing out of USC football rivalry

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Notre Dame is running away from its historic football rivalry against USC all because it wouldn’t accept a ...
NBC Los Angeles

Historic Notre Dame and USC football rivalry on pause

Notre Dame against USC, one of college football's biggest and longest rivalries, is on pause. The Fighting Irish announced Monday they had filled their last 2026 open date with a trip to BYU as part ...
Los Angeles Times

Lincoln Riley calls out Notre Dame for refusing to honor pledge to play USC

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The century-old rivalry series between USC and Notre Dame is taking a few years off, and as far as Lincoln Riley ...