With 17 unanswered points in the fourth quarter, the No. 14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish overcame a one-touchdown deficit to defeat the USC Trojans 41-31 on Saturday night to improve to 6-1.
Led by quarterback DeShone Kizer's arm and C.J. Prosise's 143 rushing yards, Notre Dame spoiled the debut of interim head coach Clay Helton, who took over for Steve Sarkisian after he was dismissed last week. Kizer and Prosise each recorded two touchdowns Saturday.
It looked like things would be a walk in the park early for Notre Dame, who overcame an early touchdown from USC quarterback Cody Kessler to score 24 of the next 27 points.