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a blitz. We kind of tipped it, gave it away. They checked it from the side- lines. I thought it was well executed on their part." In the first minute of the fourth quarter, Notre Dame tied the game at 31 on a six-yard Prosise touchdown run. The drive went 90 yards in nine plays after the previous four posses- sions totaled 16 yards. After a USC punt, Notre Dame fol- lowed its 90-yard touchdown drive with one of 91 yards, which culmi- nated with a 10-yard touchdown re- ception by junior wide receiver Corey Robinson, his first of the season. After senior cornerback KeiVarae Russell's interception — his first on the season — Notre Dame put USC away with a 32-yard Justin Yoon field goal. "That was real huge," Russell said. "You saw what it did. It brought the momentum back to our side. I play well against SC every time I play them. I wasn't in the assault last year when we played them [a 49-14 Trojan triumph], but the two previous years I always made a play against SC. "It was the fourth quarter and the ball went up, and I knew I had to make a play." USC shredded Notre Dame's de- fense most of the evening. It passed the 500-yard mark before the end of the third quarter and registered plays of 83, 75 and 65 yards. The teams com- bined for more than 1,000 yards of total offense. But, in crunch time, the Irish defense responded with stops and big plays, and the final USC drives ended with two punts, two interceptions and the expiration of regulation. "It is tough," USC quarterback Cody