Colin Cowherd claims Notre Dame is ‘crawling back’ to USC
After calling a halt to their longstanding rivalry, the USC Trojans and Notre Dame Fighting Irish are talking again. The USC-Notre Dame game has appeared to be yet another casualty to the rapidly changing world of college football where storied rivalries have been cast aside int he pursuit of more money and more power. Not…
Credit: FS1 After calling a halt to their longstanding rivalry, the USC Trojans and Notre Dame Fighting Irish are talking again. The USC-Notre Dame game has appeared to be yet another casualty to the rapidly changing world of college football where storied rivalries have been cast aside int he pursuit of more money and more power. Not even a bid from Netflix could bring the two sides back together.
But now recent reports have indicated there could be renewed interest and momentum towards restoring the rivalry. But if you listen to Colin Cowherd, he has a specific reasoning why. It’s because Notre Dame has come “crawling” back to USC because they are running out of good teams to play on their schedule.
“USC and Notre Dame are talking again because Notre Dame came CRAWLING back… USC has all the leverage. ” @colincowherd reacts to reports that the Trojans and Fighting Irish are in talks to resume their rivalry pic. twitter.
com/TgExJ7pUiP — Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) May 12, 2026 “USC and Notre Dame are talking again because Notre Dame came crawling back,” Cowherd said. After talking about the changing landscape of college football amidst rivalries coming and going, Cowherd proclaimed USC has “all the leverage” thanks to playing in the Big Ten. “Money is rolling in at USC.