The college football purist in Riley would love to keep the rivalry game, but the pursuit of national championships outweighs the need to keep the annual matchup.
USC is preparing to play in the Big Ten for the first time this fall, and in a conference loaded with some of college football's best programs, there's a natural question about whether or not it's in the program's best interest to keep its annual rivalry game with another college football power, Notre Dame.
"And listen, we're not the first example of that. Look all the way across the country. There has been a lot of other teams sacrifice rivalry games. And I'm not saying that's what's going to happen. But as we get into this playoff structure, and if it changes or not, we're in this new conference, we're going to learn something about this as we go and that the right and the best track is to winning a national championship, that's going to evolve.
Riley cited Alabama's nonconference schedule recently and how it's been strategic to help the program compete for national championships and remain in the playoff race.
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