Officially, Xavier Watts’ 12th career interception counts as a 100-yard return, tying Jack Elder’s return from 1929 for Notre Dame football against Army.

Marcus Freeman stayed aggressive as Notre Dame football converted three fourth-down tries in the first half alone.

Notre Dame was leading USC by seven points in the fourth quarter on Saturday at the LA Coliseum. The Fighting Irish picked off two passes by the Trojans and returned them a total of 199 yards en route to a 49-35 win. Notre Dame scored two pick sixes that were both 99+ yards in back-to-back drives vs USC @NDFootball

No. 5 Notre Dame defeated USC 49-35 on Saturday to put the program in prime position to reach the 12-team College Football Playoff next month. The Fighting Irish end the regular season with an 11-1 mark and are on the verge of reaching the CFP for the third time in program history.

No. 5 Notre Dame punched its ticket to the College Football Playoff with a 49-35 victory over Southern California for its 10th consecutive win

Christian Gray's 99-yard pick-6 with 3:39 remaining clinched No. 5 Notre Dame's 49-35 win over USC at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday. With the victory, the Fighting Irish have locked up a spot in the College Football Playoff.

Despite surrendering a season high in points, No. 5-ranked Notre Dame's defense came through in the clutch with pick-sixes of 99 and 100 yards, and the Fighting Irish closed the

Notre Dame football was in a dog fight with the USC Trojans all game, but did enough to come out victorious 49-35, in the highest scoring game in series history. The win was the Irish’s 10th in-a-row,

The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame punched their ticket to the postseason with a 49-35 victory over USC (6-6) on Saturday. In a rivalry-week thriller, the Irish (11-1) utilized two late pick-sixes within a crucial three-minute stretch of the fourth quarter to ice the win over their longtime arch-rival at the Los Angeles Coliseum.