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Position By Position Review: Notre Dame vs USC

By Matt Clark

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA - SEPTEMBER 14: Javon McKinley #88 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish scores a touchdown in the second quarter against the New Mexico Lobos at Notre Dame Stadium on September 14, 2019 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA - SEPTEMBER 14: Javon McKinley #88 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish scores a touchdown in the second quarter against the New Mexico Lobos at Notre Dame Stadium on September 14, 2019 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images) /
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ATHENS, GEORGIA – SEPTEMBER 21: D’Andre Swift #7 of the Georgia Bulldogs makes a third quarter reception between Alohi Gilman #11 and Drew White #40 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Sanford Stadium on September 21, 2019 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

Linebacker

Notre Dame Irish-Asmar Bilal 6’2″, 230 pound, graduate student, 4 star recruit out of Indianapolis, IN

24 tackles

Notre Dame Irish-Drew White 6’1″, 230 pound, junior, 3 star recruit out of Boca Raton, FL

24 tackles, one sack, one pass deflection

Notre Dame Irish-Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah 6’1″, 215 pound, junior, 3 star recruit out of Hampton, VA

30 tackles, one forced fumble

USC Trojans-Hunter Echols 6’5″, 240 pound, sophomore, 4 star recruit out of Los Angeles, CA

nine tackles, one and a half sacks, one fumble recovery

USC Trojans-Palaie Gaoteote IV 6’2″, 250 pound, sophomore, 5 star recruit out of Las Vegas, NV

41 tackles

USC Trojans-John Houston Jr. 6’3″, 220 pound, senior, 4 star recruit out of Carson, CA

45 tackles, one pass deflection

Advantage-Draw

The USC linebacking corps features big, athletic, highly recruited talent that are tackling machines. The Irish linebacking group, though inexperienced coming into the season, has been rock solid against high level competition this year.  Expect great linebacker play from both groups.

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