As the 2025 season creeps closer for Notre Dame, the headlines off the field continue to heat up. Here's what to know for July 9.

Two Notre Dame rivalries have been nominated among the top 25 in college football in a list produced by The Athletic. They are, unsurprisingly, the matchups against USC and Michigan. Notre Dame faces USC just about every season, with last year's meeting in Los Angeles going to the Fighting Irish, 49-35.

While the Trojans hold the No. 1 recruiting class in the country for the 2026 cycle, their rivals from South Bend are not that far behind