ESPN’s College GameDay crew makes picks in Notre Dame-USC showdown

ESPN’s College GameDay crew has made their picks for Notre Dame-USC.

The Fighting Irish enter this game on a five game winning streak. They also still have hope of reaching a New Year’s Six bowl game and getting to 10 wins for the sixth consecutive season.

USC is fighting for a potential spot in the College Football Playoff. The Trojans are No. 6 this week, but could rise above LSU and the loser of the Ohio State-Michigan contest with a win this week.

Here’s how ESPN’s College GameDay crew is picking this game:

• Desmond Howard: USC
• Pat McAfee: USC
• AJ Hawk (guest picker): USC
• Lee Corso: USC

Kirk Herbstreit did not make a pick in this game because he will be on the call on ABC.

Notre Dame has won four straight meetings in this series. USC’s las victory over the Fighting Irish came in 2016.

If Notre Dame wins this game, it would be Marcus Freeman’s second top-10 victory of the season. Brian Kelly had just one such win during his entire tenure in South Bend.

Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC.