Good morning! It’s Notre Dame week for USC football which means it’s time for the team to get locked in. Take a look back at one of the best players to ever rep the Cardinal and Gold, and his impressive stats in some of the biggest games of his college career.

What all can you find in today's edition of The Three Torches?

🏈 The Greatest Intersectional Rivalry
🏀 Preseason Honors
⚔️ And much, much more!

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🔼 Preseason Premonition. Both the Trojan men’s and women’s basketball squads are nearing their highly anticipated seasons, so it’s no surprise that each team is donning a couple of players who earned preseason accolades.

The Women of Troy have two student-athletes that were named to the Preseason All-Pac-12 Team including Rayah Marshall’s selection with Juju Watkins earning honorable mentions.

The men’s team had a trio of Trojans make Preseason All-Pac 12 teams including Boogie Ellis and Isaiah Collier on first team and Kobe Johnson on the second team. With all the hype surrounding these two programs, the Galen Center is going to be popping soon enough.

🔼 Pitch Perfect. Following a 2-0 week against the Oregon schools, both Hannah Dickinson and Angeles Escobar were awarded with Pac-12 Player of the Week honors. Dickinson was named the Goalkeeper of the Week after completing back-to-back clean sheets where she converted five saves across both matches. Escobar earned her award as the Defender of the Week after holding the line, allowing just 13 shots between the two matches and even coming up with an assist off a free kick.

These two, along with the rest of Trojan soccer, will be back in action to go for their seventh win in a row on Saturday afternoon.

🔼 Defending Home. Following the Women of Troy Invite, the Trojans were successful in defending their home court with Parker Fry and Naomi Cheong securing the doubles championship for USC women’s tennis. Not to mention, the Trojans picked up an additional seven wins in singles play.

Next up, the team will aim to keep their momentum for the ITA Southwest Regional Championship in San Diego next week.

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Prized Possession. This Saturday, the Trojans will face off against Notre Dame, a rivalry that has been going for nearly a century. Both sides clearly want to win, but there’s an added incentive of the trophy the winning team gets to keep for an entire year.

Our question today — do you know what the name of the trophy is for winning the USC vs. Notre Dame football game?

Think you got it? Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

⚔️ ONE BIG THING

After a heart-racing win from Trojan football this past weekend, the greatest intersectional rivalry in college football will play in its next installment this Saturday.

USC will travel to South Bend to square up against Notre Dame for the 94th meeting between the two programs. Heading into the matchup, both the Trojans and Fighting Irish will be top-25 ranked teams in the nation with USC fighting to stay undefeated.

📚️ Read more on the recap of the game against Arizona and the scouting report of Notre Dame

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📅 LOOKING AHEAD

Wednesday 10/11

No scheduled events

Thursday 10/12

⛳️ Women’s Golf @ Battle for the Bell in Los Angeles, CA

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Shillelagh!

The Gaelic war club has ruby-adorned Trojan heads with the year and game score representing USC victories, while emerald-studded shamrocks stand for Notre Dame wins.

⚔️ Have a great Wednesday, everyone!