SOUTH BEND — There is not another scheduled meeting between USC and Notre Dame, but there is guarded optimism the two blueblood programs will find a way to continue the last great intersectional rivalry in college football. It’s just a matter of how much they sully it along the way to a new plan.
Playing in Week Zero or on Labor Day weekend would be lousy. It beats not playing, but it’s still lousy. October in the Midwest, Thanksgiving weekend in SoCal—that’s the sweet spot, same as it ever was. As Rockne and McKay intended.
