USC is preparing to play in the Big Ten for the first time this fall, and in a conference loaded with some of college football's best programs, there's a natural question about whether or not it's in the program's best interest to keep its annual rivalry game with another college football power, Notre Dame.
Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley was asked about the annual game with the Irish during Big Ten media day on Wednesday, and while the purist in him would love to see the rivalry game continue, the pursuit of national championships may lead to different scheduling plans in the future.
