Notre Dame is in the College Football Playoff after closing the regular season with a 49-35 victory over USC. It's great whenever the Irish defeat the Trojans, especially on the road, but this one carried extra meaning for the aforementioned reason.

Notre Dame football was in a tight game with the USC Trojans through three and-a-half quarterback, but a late spurt of two interception returns for scores pushed the Irish to a 49-35 victory.

I'm not sure anyone saw the shootout unfolding that did Saturday afternoon at the Los Angeles Coliseum as Notre Dame outlasted an upset minded USC squad 49-35, but the Irish used

It’s the closest point spread in a Clemson-USC game since the 2014 game in Clemson (Clemson by 4.5). This is also the Gamecocks’ best road spread against Clemson in 14 years, dating back to when USC was a 1-point favorite at Clemson in 2010.

LaNorris Sellers' 20-yard TD run with 1:08 to play lifted No. 16 South Carolina to a 17-14 victory over No. 12 Clemson