
In the eternal rivalry between USC and Notre Dame, the 2020s have belonged to the Fighting Irish. Notre Dame has won four of the five games in the series played this decade—the Trojans' only win came in 2022—to go with three straight wins to end the 2010s.
It's a far cry from the back-and-forth nature of ex-Fighting Irish linebacker Manti Te'o's era. During Te'o's four-year stay in South Bend from 2009 to '12, the two teams split their four meetings.