{"id":639875,"date":"2026-05-13T04:12:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T04:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/639875\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T04:12:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T04:12:15","slug":"colin-cowherd-notre-dame-came-crawling-back-to-discussions-with-usc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/639875\/","title":{"rendered":"Colin Cowherd: ‘Notre Dame came crawling back’ to discussions with USC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Colin Cowherd believes Notre Dame<\/a> and USC<\/a> are discussing bringing back the rivalry series because the Fighting Irish need the series to return. On Tuesday\u2019s episode of The Herd, Cowherd shared his reaction to the two schools in talks to potentially play each other again. <\/p>\n

\u201cUSC and Notre Dame are talking again, because Notre Dame came crawling back,\u201d Cowherd said.<\/a> \u201c\u2026USC has all the leverage. USC is in the toughest football conference. Money is rolling at USC. They don\u2019t need another cold-weather game in October sandwiched between the Buckeyes and the Hoosier games. They don\u2019t need it. <\/p>\n

“USC and Notre Dame are talking again because Notre Dame came CRAWLING back\u2026 USC has all the leverage.”@colincowherd<\/a> reacts to reports that the Trojans and Fighting Irish are in talks to resume their rivalry pic.twitter.com\/TgExJ7pUiP<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Herd w\/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) May 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cNotre Dame needs it because Notre Dame has discovered, as the Big Ten has added Oregon,<\/a> Washington<\/a>, USC,<\/a> and as the SEC has added Texas<\/a> and Oklahoma<\/a>, they have become super conferences. And now, because of NIL, even Vanderbilt<\/a> and Indiana<\/a> are good. So nobody wants to play Notre Dame.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ryan Kartje of the Los Angeles Times reported that Notre Dame and USC are in \u201cactive discussions\u201d <\/a>to resume the rivalry. USC wants to move the game earlier in the season, but Notre Dame wants the game to stay the same on the calendar. Even if the two schools agree to play again, it likely won\u2019t happen until 2030.<\/p>\n

Notre Dame and USC have played each other 96 times since 1926<\/p>\n

As Cowherd mentioned, USC plays in the Big Ten, a conference that features the last three national champions (Indiana, Ohio State,<\/a> and Michigan<\/a>). The Trojans do not want to play Notre Dame in October or November because they will be in the thick of their Big Ten schedule. <\/p>\n

That said, USC head coach Lincoln Riley<\/a> wants to see the rivalry return. \u201cI think everybody knows how I feel about the game,\u201d Riley\u00a0said<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019ve said it multiple times. One of my first thoughts when I took the job at USC was getting to be a part of that rivalry. I have a deep respect for college football. Been a part of some great rivalries. Obviously, this is right there at the top. It\u2019s pretty simple. We both worked for months to try and find a solution. Notre Dame was very vocal about the fact they would play us anytime, anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

Notre Dame and USC began playing in 1926. The two teams have met 96 times, and Notre Dame leads the series 51-37-5. <\/p>\n

On3\u2019s Nick Kosko contributed to this story.<\/p>\n