Notre Dame football won a big one Saturday night against a USC Trojans team with dreams of the playoffs. Afterward, social media had some things to say.
The Notre Dame football team got itself a massive win on Saturday. The USC Trojans came to town with a 6-0 record and an offense that was amongst the best in college football.
The 48-20 victory over former Heisman hopeful Caleb Williams and the rest of the Trojans seemingly cured the Irish of a lot of their ills. Right at the top of the list is that a fanbase that wasn’t particularly happy about the job Marcus Freeman was doing is quite a bit happier these days.
On the other end of that spectrum, there are USC fans who thought they were shoo-ins for a 7-0 start to the 2023 campaign. If there’s a lot of joy in South Bend, the certainly can’t be said for those in LA who thought that Williams would indeed be the top contender for the Heisman for the second straight season.
The Irish forced Williams to do something that he’d never done in a college football game before. He threw three interceptions. He had two of those by one player. Xavier Watts had himself quite the game.
One thing that can be said about Saturday night’s game. There were plenty of reactions from everyone.
Notre Dame football reactions to the win
Former Notre Dame football quarterback turned broadcaster Brady Quinn was certainly happy to see his former team pull off the big win.
What a team win!! What a response!! What a night!! That was so damn fun! Dominated!!!! #GoIrish @NDFootball ☘️ ☘️ ☘️
— Brady Quinn (@Brady_Quinn) October 15, 2023
Quinn was not the only one who was quite happy about the Notre Dame football team pulling off the victory.
What a beautiful site! #GoIrish pic.twitter.com/t1bLyS7tOC
— The New ND Network (@TNNDN) October 15, 2023
Irish Nation brought it tonight‼️ There is NO place like Notre Dame 🗣️☘️#GoIrish☘️ pic.twitter.com/qYh8B9jvLg
— Caleb Davis (@ND_CalebDavis) October 15, 2023
VICTORY MOOD. #GoIrish ☘️ pic.twitter.com/1Kr56ZkYBG
— Notre Dame Fighting Irish (@Insidetheirish) October 15, 2023
How about them Irish!!! ☘️🏈☘️🏈 #GoIrish https://t.co/1vrwdO3mqA
— Matt Mitchell (@rubaski_matt) October 15, 2023
Nice win for the @OhioStateFB Buckeyes today and even sweeter win for the @NDFootball! ☘️ #GoIrish #NDvsUSC pic.twitter.com/dpDh7Oq2eB
— Justin Ahrens (@justinahrens) October 15, 2023
Wrote about this scene last night. Does this happen elsewhere in college football? I have no clue. But in 23 seasons on this beat I’ve seen this postgame vibe twice. And it was Marcus Freeman both times.https://t.co/MXDzcQMzBw https://t.co/AFgD5HUsgm
— Pete Sampson (@PeteSampson_) October 15, 2023
USC Trojans reactions to the loss
While Notre Dame football fans were quite excited about the victory, USC fans were having themselves a bad night.
Embarrassing! #FightOn ✌🏽😭
— Chris Armenta | Entrepreneur (@SuperDJCA) October 15, 2023
The offense was God awful tonight. The defense was actually good tonight #FightOn ✌🏻
— Travis Putjenter (@trav_put5) October 15, 2023
Congrats @NDFootball - we were outplayed and outcoached tonight - @uscfb and @LincolnRiley have a lot to figure out #USC #FightOn #NCAAFootball pic.twitter.com/g6HA4Tu75Y
— Jim Roberson (@jimroberson) October 15, 2023
An embarrassing ending to an embarrassing game by #USC with fumbles on the final 2 possessions by the #Trojans and the final is ND 48, USC 20.#FightOn✌️ #USCvsND
— Nara Weng (@NaraWengSports) October 15, 2023
It’s safe to say Notre Dame football fans are not only happy about the win but also at how sad their rival fanbase is this Sunday morning.