Overview
- The two schools announced Monday that they have agreed to a four-game home-and-home series running 2030–33, with the first game set for Aug. 31, 2030 in Los Angeles and the 2031 opener set for Aug. 30, 2031 at Notre Dame.
- The 2032 and 2033 meetings will be scheduled later and will take place within the first three weeks of each season rather than in October or November as in most past meetings.
- USC pushed for early-season dates to avoid adding a cross-country midseason trip during Big Ten play, a priority spelled out by athletic director Jen Cohen and coach Lincoln Riley in the schools' statements.
- Notre Dame cleared the 2030–31 window by canceling a previously scheduled home-and-home with Indiana, which freed dates needed to finalize the renewed series.
- The series resumes a long-running rivalry contested for the Jeweled Shillelagh, keeps a marquee nonconference matchup on both teams’ calendars through 2033, and leaves open questions about media rights, playoff formats and scheduling beyond that period.