USC-Notre Dame: Postgame Talk

After beating Notre Dame 38-3, Pete Carroll put some perspective on whether this could be his greatest defense since he started at USC in 2001:

The first question for Mark Sanchez, who had a solid performance in the blowout victory, was about his first pass being intercepted. He handled it in stride, and demonstrated the personality that makes him the player that he is:

As the lights went out in the Coliseum, LA Times columnist Bill Plaschke put his perspective on the evening:

-- Adam Rose