Notre Dame signed just one player from California in its 2025 recruiting class, but it was heralded linebacker Madden Faraimo, who spurned nearby USC.

On Tuesday, in a public letter to the greater USC community, Athletic Director Jen Cohen made a simple admission about the past football season to legions of supporters: “I know that a 7-6 season at USC is not up to the Trojan standard,

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish, along with college football enthusiasts, were shaken by a major move involving assistant AD Chad Bowden. Poached by the USC Trojans, Bowden has left his post as the assistant athletic director of player personnel and general manager to become the Trojans’ GM in what could only be described as a bold move.