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USC Falls 48-20 to Fighting Irish - Recap

USC couldn't hang with the Fighting Irish on Saturday as Notre Dame blasted the Trojans 48-20 in Week 7 action at Notre Dame Stadium.

Notre Dame was a favorite by -3.0 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 60.5.

Audric Estime rushed for 95 yards, while Jordan Faison added 16 yards in the win. Chris Tyree and Rico Flores Jr. added 62 and 24 receiving yards respectively.

MarShawn Lloyd rushed for 46 yards for USC, while Austin Jones added 27 yards. Caleb Williams threw for 199 yards for the Trojans, while receivers Michael Jackson III and Tahj Washington had 51 and 41 yards respectively.

Notre Dame was outgained by USC 302-251 yards in Saturday's match, while the important battle of first downs was won 23-13 by the Trojans.

The time of possession battle favored USC as their offense was on the field for 34:35, longer than the 25:25 of their opponents.

Next game, Notre Dame takes its act home to face Pittsburgh looking for another win. For USC, they head home to face Utah.