SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Jadarian Price scored on a tackle-breaking 100-yard kickoff return in the third quarter, Jeremiyah Love rushed for a career-high 228 yards and a score, and No. 13 Notre Dame beat No. 20 Southern California 34-24 on Saturday night.
Love’s previous rushing best was 157 yards in a 56-30 win over Purdue earlier this season.
“I love being physical, going out there and trying to run somebody over and making them bloody,” Love said. “We got bloody too, every week, so it’s really not nothing to us. We pride ourselves on being strong and dominating our opponents.”
Trailing 24-21 in the third quarter, Notre Dame (5-2) scored 13 unanswered points for its seventh consecutive victory against USC at home.
USC (5-2) took a 24-21 lead on a 59-yard TD pass from Jordan Maiava to