We have finally arrived at the most bittersweet moment of the college football season. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are out in Los Angeles to take on its rival, the USC Trojans, in the battle for the Jeweled Shillelagh. It’s the biggest game of the year for both schools — but the last one of the regular season.
We can go on and on about the 100 different ways that this game is important, but do we really need to? It’s Southern Cal. It’s a school that shunned Reggie Bush for years and years because of the actions of its own coaches and boosters — and also the school that can’t wait to put one of its most famous steroid abusers front and center tonight.