18 NOV. 1, 2025 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED
BY JACK SOBLE AND TYLER JAMES
J
eremiyah Love put his hands on
his hips and lingered in the end
zone, soaking in the ecstatic Notre
Dame Stadium crowd. He may
have soaked in some rain, too.
Love, after running roughshod over
Southern Cal all night amid a constant
downpour, threw a key block on redshirt
freshman quarterback CJ Carr's 1-yard
touchdown run in the fourth quarter.
Love's block was the nail in the coffin
on that play, and Carr's score was the
nail in the coffin on the Trojans' hopes
of an upset win.
For most of the game, Love was the
one punishing defenders in red helmets
with the ball in his hands. The junior
running back set the all-time record for
most rushing yards by an Irish player
in Notre Dame Stadium — which has
hosted 512 games since 1930 — with 228.
Running behind a dominant offensive
line, Love and redshirt junior running
back Jadarian Price (87 yards) helped
the Irish outrush the Trojans 306-68.
That, timely takeaways and special
teams magic were enough for No. 13
Notre Dame to beat No. 20 Southern
RUN OVER
Behind Jeremiyah Love's record-breaking rushing
performance and dominance in the trenches,
Notre Dame notches a 34-24 win over Southern Cal
Junior running back Jeremiyah Love set a
Notre Dame Stadium record for the Irish
with 228 rushing yards against the Trojans.
PHOTO BY MICHAEL MILLER
