Notre Dame Completes 2024 Redemption Tour, Secures College Football Playoff Hosting Spo

Notre Dame's 2024 redemption season ends triumphantly as the Irish lock in a College Football Playoff hosting opportunity.

Nov 30, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman celebrates with players at the end of the game against the Southern California Trojans at United Airlines Field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images / Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Notre Dame beats USC 49-35 in challenging day at the Coliseum

Notre Dame's redemption tour is complete. The Irish have played in 10 straight playoff elimination games this season and are a perfect 10-0 in those games.

This win has secured the Irish a home-hosting CFP seed, which is a well-deserved prize for this Irish team that has overcome a brutal week two loss and a rash of injuries to now land in prime CFP position.

Marcus Freeman and his team have grown a lot together from the beginning of the season until now. Their resolve has been impressive. This team seems to play with a different mindset. It has an edge to it, one that's been missing in South Bend for some time. It's nice to have it back.

HERE COME THE IRISH ☘️ #GoIrish☘️ pic.twitter.com/7E6et4v61K

— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) December 1, 2024

Irish didn't play a perfect game, and didn't have to

This victory, unlike all of the others throughout the now 10-game Irish winning streak with maybe the exception of the Louisville game, didn't come easy. USC played hard, showed off some spectacular athletes, and never quit.

Even with five losses on the ledger, the Trojans battled.

There will be things from this game that will need to be cleaned up for Notre Dame to make a deep playoff run, that much is for sure. The FG kicking game and lack of pass rush come to mind, but now isn't the time for those complaints.

For now, Irish fans should just sit back and be happy. A rare treat in my Notre Dame life. Notre Dame history was made tonight. Soak it all in.

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