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Matt Leinart defends USC over pausing rivalry with Notre Dame

December 25, 2025

By Nick Kosko, On3 Sports: Former USC quarterback Matt Leinart defended his alma mater for pausing their rivalry with Notre Dame in the future. There is no scheduled game for 2026 and beyond at this time.

“Call me lame but I’m going to trust a school that’s produced more Heisman winners than anyone else in history and 11 National Championships to do what’s right for the program,” Leinart wrote on Twitter/X. 

“Texas and A&M played forever and then they didn’t. Same with Utah and BYU. It was a bummer but the world didn’t end. Here’s hoping this is a momentary pause just like those. Fight on and Merry Christmas.”

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