This season's USC-Notre Dame battle is the last one on the schools' current contract, and the Trojans are reportedly reluctant to commit to a long-term extension. Sports Illustrated reported that USC is uncertain about the series' impact on its College Football Playoff hopes, considering the demands that come with playing a Big Ten schedule.

The biggest gainer: No. 14 Oklahoma, up from No. 25. The Sooners recently added RB Jaydn Ott (Cal) and OG Jake Maikkula (Cal’s ACC archrival, Stanford) to their totally overhauled offense. Also making a big jump is No. 19 Texas Tech, which has probably signed like 38 more players since I started writing this newsletter.

Notre Dame is ranked No. 6 in the Athlon Sports projected Top 25 ranking. Steve Lassan from Athlon Sports put the ranking together and here is what he said about Notre Dame: "The

Notre Dame will play its first-ever college football game at Lambeau Field next year when it takes on Wisconsin in the 2026 Shamrock Series. The Fighting Irish and the Badgers have finally pencilled in a date for the long-awaited final part of their two-game series,

Notre Dame football made multiple offers to different classes on Wednesday. Find out all the information about the new scholarship here.

Irish Breakdown answers subscriber-submitted questions about Notre Dame football and more on today's show. Some of today's topics include: * College football will somehow learn to incentivize playing good teams over winning against a bunch of subpar teams (making USC looking to drop the ND rivalry look absolutely insane). We In or We Out?

Josh Pate says the mentality of wanting to avoid scheduling Notre Dame to protect USC's CFP hopes is 'pathetic.'

USC officials insist the school is not trying to kill its prestigious college football series with Notre Dame and instead is seeking shorter contracts.