I'll say it again, Beano Cook had ND beating Ohio State in the National Championship game this spring. I'd be interested to know if he still thinks the matchup would turn out that way.
Notre Dame is good, but they're overrated as usual because they refuse to play a challenging schedule. They can't get out of facing USC every year, but the only other really tough team they faced this year was Michigan, and they got blown out.
Anything can happen in a rivalry game, but I doubt they beat USC next week in their house.
And there's no way Notre Dame could beat Ohio State anywhere this year. OSU has far too much firepower.