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… and we’re still 12-0.

👀@ian_book23 @WimbushB7 … twitter.com/i/web/status/1…12-0 ☘️12-0 ☘️A COMEBACK FOR THE AGES!

Go crazy, @Utah_Football .

Make that 8️⃣ straight over BYU!

@Utah_Football is heading into #Pac12FCG with some momentum. 👀 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ds0_7VjVAAEMw68.jpgRICE-ECCLES IS ROCKIN’!

@jason15shelley keeps it himself and runs it in for another @Utah_Football touchdown!

📺 F… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Make that 8️⃣ straight over BYU!

@Utah_Football is heading into #Pac12FCG with some momentum. 👀 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ds0_7VjVAAEMw68.jpgClay Helton: “I think we’re all frustrated. 5-7 is not what USC is about. Losing close ballgames is not what we’re about. And It’ll be my task moving forward to make sure this doesn’t happen again.”Helton: “ … I look forward to doing that and doing the best job that I can. But I’m never going to put words in Mr. Swann’s mouth out of honor and respect to him. I know that he’ll release a statement at some point in time when he feels fit. And we’ll move forward from there.”Clay Helton talks like he is prepared to return next season. Asked about his future, he said, “I’ve always had confidence in the support that I have from Mr. Swann and the administration. I look forward to being the head coach here if given the opportunity. … “Aca’Cedric Ware on USC’s second-half struggles this season: “They make their adjustments. We make ours. But it’s hard to find a rhythm.”Jake Olson is the definition of #FightOn

Joined by his dad and guide dog, @USC_FB ‘s blind long snapper took the fi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Clay Helton said he saw Lynn Swann after the game, and he said Swann told him, “There’s going to be better days ahead.”Clay Helton reiterated he has support from Lynn Swann and the USC administration.Clay Helton: “USC is about championships. It deserves championships. We did not do that. That doesn’t mean we can’t. I believe in the guys in that locker room. … It’ll be my task moving forward to make sure this doesn’t happen again.”Clay Helton: “The best is yet to be. I truly believe that.”FINAL:
USC 17, Notre Dame 24
#FightOn 12 and 0Notre Dame beats USC, 24-17. The Trojans end their season 5-7 overall, their first losing season since 2000. They will not make a bowl game.Pittman fumbles again, Notre Dame gets it with 1:37 and a 14-point lead.Langley then leaves his man and abandons Tony Jones, who takes Book’s pass for a touchdown and an all-she-wrote 24-10 lead.We’re hoping to hear from @DesmondHoward tonight. 574-282-2696😉 twitter.com/SeanWSBT/statu…What a way for Tony to celebrate his birthday.Woof.Welcome to the College Football Playoff, Notre DameYeah we’re talking playoffs!!! t.co

Playoff bound! Go Irish!🍀This #NotreDame -USC game has felt like a boxing match all night. Tony Jones Jr. may have just provided the TKO.Notre Dame has outscored USC, 17-0, in the second half. This is reminiscent of the Trojans’ loss to Cal two weeks ago when they were shut out after halftime.Langley whiffs on a tackle and Book rushes for a Notre Dame first down.USC got a break. Jordan McMillan, a walk-on freshman safety, picked off a pass in the end zone, only the Trojans’ fourth interception all season. Then the offense went three-and out as JT Daniels was sacked twice on the series.Two sacks squelched that Trojan possession..@CalFootball defends its home turf. 💪

#CUvsCAL | #Pac12FB https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ds0UkUxU4AIowta.jpgMcMillin, freshman from Loyola High, gets the pick in the end zone. A holding penalty was going to call it back again, but Trojans dodge another one. They’ll have it with 7:54 left.The announced attendance for USC-Notre Dame is 59,821, the lowest against the Fighting Irish at the Coliseum since John McKay’s first season in 1960.Another punt, after a nice pass to Vaughns was negated by an illegal receiver penalty to St Brown. USC trails Irish 17-10, 11:46 left.