Notre Dame's annual rivalry against USC is one of the most storied feuds in college football history, but it hangs in the balance amid sweeping schedule changes across the sport. Fighting Irish coach Marcus Freeman did not mince words when asked about the future of the series Thursday afternoon.

There is a chance that the Notre Dame-USC rivalry won't be played every year, but Marcus Freeman doesn't want to see that happen. “It’s pretty black and white for me,” Marcus Freeman said on Thursday,