Notre Dame clinches a hosting spot in the College Football Playoff with a statement win over rival USC in a thrilling showdown.

Notre Dame is headed to the College Football Playoff after beating Southern Cal and Irish Breakdown is talking about it. We have postgame comments from Marcus Freeman and Riley Leonard on today's show and we have plenty of thoughts on the season and the finish that pushed the Irish to the program's third CFP appearance.

Lincoln Riley's taken three teams to the College Football Playoff, and now played Notre Dame three times with Southern Cal. Here's how he stacks up the 2024 Irish in comparison.