Notre Dame beat Southern Cal for the third time in a row on Saturday to improve to 5-1 on the year. In the process, they moved up to 8th in both polls, so obviously there was a lot to like about it. At the same time, it was also a frustrating game on several levels, so it wasn’t too difficult to find five things I didn’t like for this week’s column either.
1. Notre Dame’s second-half defense
Clark Lea‘s game plan for USC looked masterful at half time. USC wasn’t moving the ball all that well, and they had just three points.