US EditionAlexander: Interrupting – ending? – USC-Notre Dame series is unnecessary
USC and Notre Dame will not play from 2026 through 2029 due to a dispute over moving USC’s 2026 home game to an August Week Zero date.
- On Monday, the USC Trojans and Notre Dame Fighting Irish football programs announced they will not play in the 2026 season and will not meet again until 2030, if then.
- Officials point to a dispute over moving USC's 2026 home game to a Week Zero date, with USC athletic director Jen Cohen reportedly issuing an ultimatum rejected by Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua amid a reported College Football Playoff agreement.
- Historically, the series includes 96 meetings with 78 consecutive before 2020; since 2010, USC is 4-11 against Notre Dame, including a loss on Oct. 18.
- As a result, Notre Dame filled vacated dates with a Brigham Young home-and-home for two years, while students, band members and support personnel lose travel and performance opportunities.
- In the bigger picture, the dispute reflects USC's Big Ten membership and Pac-12 exodus, Lincoln Riley's playoff hurdle comments, and both teams missing the College Football Playoff this year.
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USC, Notre Dame football game on hiatus
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USC is ending one of its most iconic rivalry games
The USC Trojans are reportedly responsible for putting an end to one of their most enduring rivalry games. USC’s annual game against Notre Dame, which has been played nearly uninterrupted since 1926, will not be played for at least the next two years. The two schools failed to come to an agreement to continue the series, primarily over disagreements over when the game would be played. USC was wary of continuing to play the game on its traditiona…
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