No. 5 Notre Dame looks to cement CFP berth vs. USC

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When No. 5 Notre Dame visits rival Southern California in Los Angeles for the 95th all-time meeting between the programs, the Fighting Irish are playing to lock up a berth in the College Football Playoff.

Notre Dame (10-1) climbed one spot in the CFP rankings after clobbering then-No. 19 Army 49-14 last week in New York.

The Fighting Irish recovered from a confounding loss to Nort