SOUTH BEND — Rain left Notre Dame Stadium shortly before kickoff but shrouded the field once again in the second half. Always there. Threatening, but never fully dominating.

No. 13 Notre Dame (5-2 overall) pulled away 34-24 to beat No. 20 USC (5-2 overall, 3-2 in Big Ten) for the Jeweled Shillelagh Trophy and bring the rivalry record to 53-38-5 in favor of the Irish.

Irish running back Jeremiyah Love rushed for 228 yards on 24 attempts and scored one touchdown.

USC kept the score close but, like the rain, never completely commanded the evening.

The Trojans gained their first advantage of the game with 4:32 remaining in the third quarter. Ja’Kobi Lane sprinted straight ahead and separated himself far enough away from a defender so that quarterback Jayden Maiava could drop a pass into hi

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