Irish Breakdown

Notre Dame vs. USC: Surprising Kickoff Time Set for Exciting Regular Season Finale

It won't be prime time as the Irish look to clinch a College Football Playoff berth

Nick Shepkowski

Nov 29, 2014; Los Angeles, CA, USA; General view of the line of scrimmage during the game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Southern California Trojans at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Nov 29, 2014; Los Angeles, CA, USA; General view of the line of scrimmage during the game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Southern California Trojans at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. / Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
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Notre Dame is one win away from clinching a College Football Playoff berth.

That one win has to come against USC out in Los Angeles on Thanksgiving weekend and as Week 13 around college football winds down, we finally have a kickoff time for next week.

Notre Dame will take on USC at 3:30 p.m. ET at the Los Angeles Coliseum on Saturday. The game will air on CBS nationally.

Notre Dame is 10-1 and almost certain to be ranked in the nation's top-five when the updated College Football Playoff rankings are released on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, USC is 5-5 and battling crosstown rival UCLA at the time of this posting.

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