Lincoln Riley, college football host don't see eye-to-eye on USC possibly losing Notre Dame series | Sporting News

Within the last few days, news of the Notre Dame-USC series possibly reaching its conclusion has begun to surface.

USC coach Lincoln Riley was explicit on the matter during the "Always College Football" podcast on Thursday, among other topics, alongside Greg McElroy.

Simply put, according to Riley, it's part of a new era in the sport.

"It was more of a regional game," Riley said, referencing the pre-realignment era.

"You had regional matchups.

I mean, that's what we all grew up and we loved and were passionate about it.

And I think it's okay to still hang on to some of those.

I think we all even though this is our jobs there's still the fan in us, right? There's still the purists in us that love that part of college football." While Riley didn't go into great detail about what the rivalry meant to him as a coach, he does recognize how frustrating it can seem for new fans of the sport who want a sense of simplicity.

Regardless, though, joining the Big Ten as the Trojans did this past season from the Pac-12 has its differences.

Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp "It really doesn't [concern me]," Riley said.

"If you love college football, then are you going to scroll on your TV past USC-Ohio State? No, no, you're not.

Someone it does concern, however, is college football pundit David Pollack.

"This is what we continue to lose," Pollack said on his podcast.

"We continue to lose rivalries.

We continue to lose things you grew up watching that you absolutely loved, that you want to see more of, because it doesn't make sense.

How many rivalries have we lost along the way because of that?" It likely will continue to happen, as unfortunate as it may seem.

For now, the rivalry lives on, but the remaining games could take on a much somber tone.

Only time will tell, as the two teams are set to play Saturday, Oct.

18, in South Bend, Ind..

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