For the first time since 1945, there will be a break in the rivalry between Notre Dame and USC following Friday night’s news that the Pac-12 is following the Big-10’s lead and playing a conference only schedule. The Irish also won’t face Stanford, a much lesser rival for Notre Dame, for the first time since 1996. And that now makes three games Notre Dame has lost for 2020, but more are likely coming.
BREAKING: The Pac-12 is moving to a conference-only schedule as well, multiple sources tell @TheAthleticCFB.https://t.co/5YRSMcTBSR
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) July 10, 2020
We all saw this coming, but it doesn’t make the news any better.