The USC Trojans host the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday afternoon. The Trojans come into the game as home underdogs.  Did ESPN’s College GameDay crew pic

LOS ANGELES — Christian Gray returned an interception 99 yards for a touchdown with 3:39 to play, Xavier Watts returned another interception 100 yards for a score with 1:18 left, and No. 5 Notre Dame punched its ticket to the College Football Playoff with its 10th consecutive victory, 49-35 over Southern California on Saturday.

Notre Dame football was in a tight game with the USC Trojans through three and-a-half quarterback, but a late spurt of two interception returns for scores pushed the Irish to a 49-35 victory.