The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are now ranked #5 in the College Football Playoff rankings and are well on their way to hosting a first round game in South Bend. To do that, the Irish will have to win their last game of the regular season — and it’s against the USC Trojans for the Jeweled Shillelagh.
(The podcast above has the game picks for this week, and also the new Earned 5-Star Top 20 rankings).
This is RIVALRY WEEK all over the country, so we tap into a few of those rivalry games — and a few other games of note.