EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS | Notre Dame Football vs Southern Cal (2023)

🔥 Dominant Victory! Notre Dame Football Crushes Southern Cal 48-20 🏈
Welcome to our channel, your hub for thrilling college football action! In this video, we'll dive into the epic clash between the 21st-ranked University of Notre Dame and the 10th-ranked Southern Cal, where the Fighting Irish secured a commanding 48-20 win, leaving fans in awe.
📅 Game Highlights:
In front of a sold-out Notre Dame Stadium (77,622 spectators), the Fighting Irish unleashed their might against Southern Cal. The Irish defense stole the show, intercepting Caleb Williams, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner, three times (a career high for him) and sacking him six times. Junior safety Xavier Watts played a pivotal role in the Irish defense's standout performance, grabbing two interceptions, returning a fumble for a touchdown, and forcing a fumble. Notre Dame's defense was a force to be reckoned with, forcing five turnovers that translated into 21 crucial points.
🔒 Defensive Dominance:
The Irish defense displayed remarkable resilience, holding firm in critical situations, including a crucial fourth-and-one stop by JD Bertrand. Their relentless attitude and determination proved to be a game-changer throughout the match.
🏈 Powerful Offense:
Notre Dame's balanced offense, blending 126 passing yards with 125 rushing yards, showcased its poise and took full advantage of Southern Cal's mistakes. Sam Hartman had an efficient performance, completing 13 of 20 passes for 126 yards and two touchdowns. Audric Estimé shone in the running game, amassing 95 yards on 22 carries and scoring two touchdowns.
👉 How the Game Unfolded:
The game kicked off with the Irish defense making a statement. Xavier Watts intercepted a pass on the fourth play, setting up the offense perfectly. Gi'Bran Payne scored the game's opening touchdown, fueled by Watts' big interception.
The Trojans managed to put some points on the board with a field goal, but Notre Dame's defense held strong in the red zone. Chris Tyree and Jordan Faison contributed key plays that extended the Irish lead.
As the game progressed, Xavier Watts came up big once again with another interception, which resulted in another Notre Dame touchdown. The Irish offense seized this opportunity, with Estimé bulldozing his way into the end zone.
The Irish lead continued to grow, with Caleb Williams throwing his third interception, picked off by Benjamin Morrison. Hartman capitalized on this turnover, connecting with Rico Flores Jr. before Estimé added more points with his second and third touchdowns.
Southern Cal managed to score a field goal just before halftime, and the Irish headed into the break with a substantial 24-6 lead.
The Trojans mounted a comeback effort in the third quarter, narrowing the Irish lead to 11 points with a touchdown. Notre Dame needed a response, and they found it with Estimé and Chris Tyree, extending their lead once more.
The Irish defense continued to shine, with back-to-back sacks that stifled the Trojans' efforts. Notre Dame's special teams also stepped up with a remarkable kick return touchdown by Jadarian Price, demonstrating their agility and execution.
As the game neared its conclusion, the Irish defense secured another victory, ending the game with a scoop-and-score touchdown, sealing their dominant 48-20 win.
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[@user-zr9bh7nq3m]

I have been a Notre Dame nut as long as I can remember. Coming home on Sunday morning after doing mass. And watching the replay of Saturday game. And every year I just want to see them kill USC. Great job last night boys. THANK YOU for giving this old man something to smile about.

[@champfromla6162]

They killed us for sure.....LOLOL.....

[@scottfriery9091]

The HUMBLING of Caleb Williams. I LOVED EVERY MINUTE of this BEAT DOWN!! Hey, Caleb... NO TITLE and NO BACK-TO-BACK Heisman! You didn't even deserve the first one.

[@SB-vu7sj]

If ND played like this consistently, no doubt they be top top 5 hands down. Consistency is the key word.

[@lukiepookie6227]

Yup, almost beat OSU, louvile was whatever, rest of the season is wins

[@bigneiltoo]

The last time Notre Dame beat a top 10 team by that many points was 28 years ago this week, when another 6-0 USC team visited another 5-2 Notre Dame team and lost by another 28 point score. ND won 38-10. I remember that game well (back when they played during the day).

[@matthewlogsdon3510]

I still have the sports illustrated that came out after that win with Marc Edwards throwing a hellacious block on an SC defender.

[@Silence_Duder_Gooder]

Yeah, but this USC team isn't obviously a top 10 team. Sure, they were ranked #10, but c'mon, that seems like cherry picking a record for the sake of it.

[@bigneiltoo]

@@Silence_Duder_Gooder I did notice their schedule wasn't exactly like Notre Dames. OSU played 5 straight undefeated teams this year.

[@bigneiltoo]

@@Silence_Duder_Gooder Their QB entered the game with 22 TDs and only 1 INT.

[@Silence_Duder_Gooder]

@@bigneiltoo, but he can't also play defense or o-line. And it finally caught up with him and them.

[@chrisowen3264]

This game is the epitome of why this program is so frustrating you see they have the ability to be a great team but they have lacked consistency for years to achieve that level every week.

[@claudiamoreau2434]

I was there, beautiful game. Go Irish ☘️ 🔥💚

[@starwarsfanaticmaytheforce374]

The best Defensive game plan and execution that I have EVER seen ND run

[@billyscuba2763]

NBC's broadcast was absolutely terrible during this. The sound from the stadium was uneven and muted, Collingsworth and Garrett sounded like they were either bored or asleep for half the game, tons of mistakes on the actual board, like on Watts' scoop and score in the 4th quarter, it indicated that USC scored, not ND. Absolute crap production that didn't match the absolute mastery we saw on the field. An amazingly fun game to watch as an ND fan, but the TV production gets a D- in my opinion.

[@eddierodriguez3472]

I noticed that on peacock. I was telling my wife they made a mistake but I forget she is usually clueless on these things..lol

[@tomdemay6147]

AMAZING GAME. XAVIER WATTS = LEGEND. LETS GO IRISH! LETS FINISH THE SEASON STRONG AND GET A NY6 BOWL WIN!

[@Universalknowledge13]

If there's one game a year that's a must win, it's against USC. One of the best defensive games I've seen in awhile. Beating USC by 4 tds, giving USC their first loss, getting revenge. Always great. Only wish that we won last week and Louisville didn't blow it against Pitt 🤦🏼‍♂️ . Great win for the Irish. #GoIrish☘️

[@bigneiltoo]

When you look back at the years, a 2 loss season was a great season.

[@tomdemay6147]

@@bigneiltoo the key is we have to finish strong and win a NY6 game. We haven't won a NY6 game in the 21st century. There is prestige in winning these games. Gotta get it done this year to springboard into next season. Start next year top 10 and maybe we can host a home playoff game in 12 team playoff.

[@bigneiltoo]

@@tomdemay6147 USC/ND is one of the greatest rivalries in all of sports, going back nearly 100 years. This was the biggest win for ND in nearly 30 years. Focusing on what they haven't done is a loser mentality.

[@gsd5.785]

We play Pitt after the bye so maybe we can redeem ourselves from that blunder!

[@tomdemay6147]

@@bigneiltoo I agree I didn't mean it in a negative way. but definitely prestige in winning NY6 games and having those trophies in the case. We are overdue to start stacking that case back up with Rose Bowl, Fiesta Bowl etc trophies.

[@SavageWorkouts]

Freeman is one of the best young coaches in the country. Still can't believe all the hate last week. He's the real deal and he can get this team a NC

[@walteralcaraz5898]

When ND went up 24-6 at halftime against USC, I briefly flashed to one time this happened, in the 1970s. USC went on to win 55-24, as they scored 7 second half TDs and ND's offense did nothing the second half. I was glad that history wasn't repeated here. However, that game in the 1970s was at the Coliseum, instead of at home in South Bend.

[@rfplaw1]

I remeber 99 when we were down 24-3 and won 25-24

[@brentj.peterson6070]

Michigan fan here giving Irish some love... Especially Coach Freeman. He had his team ready. Outstanding effort. USC is atrocious on defense. That will not win them anything meaningful. Williams did himself no favors by chucking the rock up for grabs under blitz pressure. #1 NFL pick shouldn't make those poor decisions yet he did it repeatedly. Well done ND.. credit for a tough schedule as well.

[@dutchislax14]

Respect

[@ericguerra7319]

Much love man. Go get that natty.

[@user-zb4fc2dc3j]

Norte Dame was my next favorite team tonight... BOOMER SOONER BABY!!!

[@sleekhangman1590]

ND YEAH BABY!

[@fload46d]

Thank you for this video. It's very obvious why ND won. Great defense.. Then just enough offense and great special teams. Never gets old. Go Irish.

[@delowg7805]

This is our house! 574 baby!! Let’s go Irish!☘️

[@David-ic4by]

At 16:15 with the scoop n score, Watts get the glory but #5 Hart is the unsung hero who knocked the ball loose. Amazing teamwork!

[@jimbob1800]

Lincoln Riley got what he deserved after he bailed on Oklahoma which turned out to be a good thing because he has a same-ol offense as he didn't Oklahoma different now that Oklahoma got Brent venables and we have a good defense and a good offense

[@rugbytimothy1315]

After watching my boys lose to Louisville, I knew they would rally at home and play a close game against USC because of pride and the talent. Little did I know they would make a mockery of USC and one of the most highly touted QB's in the country. It was a complete game, and they are one of the top teams in the country, deservedly.

[@ptricky15]

Oklahoma fans had at least as much fun watching this as Notre Dame fans did.

[@Enochthehammer]

They needed that one.

[@loripretti843]

Way to go IRISH!!! God Bless Us All!!!

[@fuq6202]

Great game for the Irish. But disappointed because if we played like this against Louisville and didn’t drop the game to Ohio State we would be a top 4 team

[@dutchislax14]

Absolutely inexplicable that we lost that Louisville game

[@zaywhitt502]

If u watched Caleb Williams play up until now u could see he was running around in circles for like 10 seconds anytime he wanted to make a play. This would inevitably happen when he played a team with athletes and good scheme on defense.

[@bigneiltoo]

Did anyone else follow the game on ESPN? They messed it up royally. 1) I couldn't watch on XFinity like I normally do. 2) None of their replays worked. 3) They had only 2 replays - both of interceptions - as of the 4th quarter. 4) They COMPLETELY OMITTED the 99 yard Notre Dame kick return - you simply saw the score go up. They NEVER CORRECTED it over like 30 minutes. 5) At one point it said 97 yard field goal. 6) When USC had a long return they simply omitted that also and I was wondering how USC was on the ND 17. Someone at ESPN should go to jail. This is 20+ year old technology.

[@TPB-di6qn]

I was watching on NBC, but they also messed up. On ND’s scoop n score, the NBC people showed a USC scoop and score animation which you can see at 16:18 and showed USC gaining points on the scoreboard. They then completely shut off the scoreboard for a good minute because apparently they can’t figure out how to edit the scoreboard, and then finally showed the scoreboard with the right scores.

[@bigneiltoo]

@@TPB-di6qn I suspect they have a system whereby in order to correct a mistake, someone's metric is impacted. And we have "perfect" and diverse trans women in charge there, so when they make a mistake they have to have a little meeting with Captain Latisha.

[@maxsevers8364]

I’ll never understand how 79 didn’t get called for targeting on the second pick.

[@TPB-di6qn]

Yeah wow just saw that. He was even slow to get up after he hit Watts. Probably not called because it wasn’t a direct hit, but kinda glanced off of the helmet. Would’ve been nice to see an ejection though.

[@uscgbmcmretired2490]

Hell Yeah, Way to Go IRISH!

[@paddy9449]

GREAT win 4 the IRISH!!!!!!! 🍀

[@96.hiraeth]

THATS THE FOOTBALL WE LIKE TO SEE GO IRISH BAGGED THE RIAVLS AT HOME LOVE TO SEE IT ☘️❤️‍🔥

[@ryannichols5352]

A humbling experience for USC.

[@evan1788]

Can we get head sets audio from prices td?

[@jacobsaylor9672]

At 12:23 in the video (or 1:47 in the 3rd quarter), Riley Mills, third from the top of the d line... He DESTROYS the USC O lineman #70 with a "push-pull" move and had #70 in a whole other universe. The proceeds to aid in the sack. Love to see it. And to think USC wants to play in the B1G...

[@Nite2012Mare]

Caleb who? 😂😂😂😁😁

[@IrishOphidia]

THIS is why I believe Freeman will take ND to a NC. Give this man 4-5 years and he’s going to be one of the coaches constantly in the news.

[@seancarraher]

Announcer reminds me of Pat Hayden

[@Smob109]

Notre Dame fans were ready to run Freeman out of town last week. This week something different.

[@cherylbowker3717]

That game was the 💣 4:03

[@fishbone3333]

Archie Griffin's record is safe.

[@niteporter]

GOOOOO IRISH. So happy beyond words beating that team I loathe and despise. Amazing we only moved up 3 spots. 🤷 oh well

[@brandonmcbroom9209]

USC specifically the HC style is high paced offense with decent defense. That’s why he won’t win a NC

[@brettfavreify]

Take that, Will Ferrell.

[@guyn8777]

Amazing game, but yet again ND's KZbin channel is working with 480p source material upscaled to 720p. Gross. Please use sharper footage--I have seen better video of games from 2010.

[@grassmanBoca]

They Still should still maligned they couldn’t get off the field.

[@Asiaguydude]

A great season wasted. No way should have lost to OSU or Louisville. ND should have been in the playoff.

[@delowg7805]

Relax. Not a wasted season lol. Don’t come in here after a great win with negativity.

[@jimwillingham8052]

What a joke. USC's defense is a porous as Swiss Cheese. Fire the loser coach immediately.

[@Silence_Duder_Gooder]

Well, my Trojans _totally deserved_ this L last night. The hype this team has been getting up until the past couple of weeks was obviously misguided and _only_ predicated on their name and history. This is the sort of thing that I usually slam Notre Dame fans for believing. And as the season began, I believed it. But once USC got into their conference games and I watched the two rock fights they had with both Arizona teams, I knew they were in big trouble. I just figured that the Colorado game was them just cashing it in at halftime. Boy, was _I_ wrong! First off, USC's defense is white-hot _asszzz._ Although they _did_ show signs of improvement in last night's game, it was actually USC's offense that made Notre Dame's offense look better than it is. However, Notre Dame's defense _is_ solid. They're obviously not world-beaters, but they're solid enough and much better than USC's defense. So begrudging congratulations to the Domers; you bested a pretty subpar team last night. As for Lincoln Riley, that guy _has_ to go. He kept running the same crappy plays over and over in the first half that were routinely thwarted by Notre Dame's defense. USC's porous offensive line couldn't stop those guys, so Riley decides to keep doing the same thing? Williams ran for his life most of the night! So get the guy out of the pocket already! I'm a guy on a couch, and I could figure _that out!_ Help your o-line and quarterback for Touchdown Jesus's sake! So at halftime, I just figured Riley and the coaching staff would adjust, but what did they do just after they got the ball for the second half? Yeah, that's right, they ran the _same stupid garbage_ they did in the first half?! When your offense regularly puts the other team at _your_ one-yard line, that's no way to win a game. I now expect the Trojans to lose to UCLA, Washington, and Oregon, and it won't probably be close. They _might_ beat Cal, but only if that entire Bears team eats LSD the morning of that game. Hey, it's Berkeley... that _could_ just happen! 😝

[@brentj.peterson6070]

Chill dude.. USC will win the rest of their games

[@rohankulkarni4763]

no they will not, washington will score a ton on them and oregon but utah and ucla might beat usc @@brentj.peterson6070

[@Silence_Duder_Gooder]

@@brentj.peterson6070, yeah? 😝

[@mikebronicki8264]

@@brentj.peterson6070 they can take Cal and UCLA, but Washington and Oregon will destroy them. Utah next week will be the difference between 9-3 and 8-4.

[@Silence_Duder_Gooder]

@@mikebronicki8264, oh, right, I forgot about Utah, a team who has their number lately.

[@anycoveryoulike7510]

0:10 "any time these colors get on fhe field" What kind of horrible commentaryis this...

[@PeterCheeksIsYourName]

#GangGang lol smh

[@robertcampos3025]

The funny part this Irish celebrate games USC win championships the big difference between both....

[@mikebronicki8264]

Both have 11 national championships. Anything before the current season is called history and has no bearing on the present anyway. Presently USC is mediocre. Top 25 likely, top 20 perhaps, top 15 unlikely and top 10 only in their dreams. Check back in December...

[@notredameandcoltsfan]

Expand on that dude

[@LPow58]

Maybe handle the defending PAC12 conference champion before you come talking about actual championships. Your 11-3 record last year was soft af. Didnt even play Oregon or Washington. Your record against Oregon in the last 28 years has been 7-12, and more recently has been 1-4 in the last 11 years. Talking about championships, and yet you can even handle the second or third best team in your conference. The actual funny part is you seem like the type of guy who, if USC won, would come around these boards and celebrate the win. What a loser. Hey, the Irish are 9-3 in the last 13 years against USC. Suck on that.

[@veloprod]

First