One of college football’s greatest rivalries could be coming to an end Saturday night as #20 USC heads to South Bend to take on #13 Notre Dame. Stakes are incredibly high for the Trojans, who would enter the College Football Playoff conversation with a win. Los Angeles Times USC beat writer Ryan Kartje gives you three things to watch Saturday as the two rivals face off.
Ryan Kartje is the USC beat writer at the Los Angeles Times. He joined The Times after six years with the Southern California News Group. A Michigan native and University of Michigan graduate, Kartje previously wrote for Fox Sports Wisconsin and the Bloomington (Ind.) Herald-Times.
Mark E. Potts is a former senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla., Potts graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a master’s degree in broadcast journalism. He has created and edited video for DreamWorks, YouTube, Microsoft, Sony and BET.