Notre Dame and USC might be moving toward an agreement to continue the rivalry
So there’s a possibility Notre Dame and USC will meet back on the field in the regular season in 2030 and beyond.
Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love (4) celebrates after getting a first down in the first half of a NCAA football game against Southern California at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in South Bend. | MICHAEL CLUBB/SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images If you are a lover of college football and consider yourself a guardian of tradition, than today’s news about Notre Dame and USC talking about renewing the storied rivalry is a big win.
This week’s Times of Troy newsletter https://t. co/jJFswagDBD — Ryan Kartje (@RyanKartje) May 11, 2026 The slant inside the article is something else though (but we’ll get to that in a moment). “It’s not clear yet when the rivalry series will return or what the terms will be.
A person familiar with the discussions not authorized to talk about them publicly told The Times that Notre Dame is now willing to discuss playing the game earlier in the season , which had previously been a sticking point. Given future scheduling agreements, it’s possible that the two schools still won’t meet again on a football field until the 2030 season. “ The news that the schools are talking again isn’t a surprise, but probably not because of what you think.
As we are racing closer and closer to a 24 team playoff, the wiggle room with wins and losses would be greatly increased. Lincoln Riley and USC don’t have to be nearly as cowardly about playing Notre Dame as previously shown. They can afford to keep getting beat to the ground by the Irish, but can’t afford to keep hosting games inside the Coliseum with minimal fan support.