Notre Dame: Marcus Freeman's team responded to the NIU loss in a big way last weekend by dispatching of Purdue 66-7. It was a much-needed "get right" victory for the Fighting Irish, who remain very much alive in the at-large conversation with a contest with nationally ranked Louisville looming next weekend.

College football fans are an interesting breed. While some adhere to traditional rivalries involving their teams, there are other teams they just hate more when their team plays them. If only there was a way to track how fans feel about certain rivalries.

USC already has a quality win over LSU, and on Saturday it pitched the program’s first shutout since 2011 against Utah State. Coach Lincoln Riley is still an offensive wizard, and the Trojans have plenty of weapons for Miller Moss — an underrated quarterback with a big arm, lots of experience with Riley and good decision-making ability.