Football weekend events: Notre Dame vs. USC | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Football weekend events: Notre Dame vs. USC Football weekend events: Notre Dame vs. USC Published: October 15, 2015 Author: Notre Dame News The Notre Dame Marching Band performs its pregame Concert on the steps at Bond Hall This week, Football Fridays at the Eck, an Irish culture fair and a game day rosary are among the events open to University of Notre Dame visitors before the 7:30 p.m. football game against University of Southern California. Highlights from the weekend include: Friday (Oct. 16) Notre Dame Stadium tunnel tours, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fans are invited to explore the north tunnel of the stadium, where the players walk onto the field. Live music with John Kennedy Jr. and Chris O’Brien, noon-2 p.m. at the ND Live Stage outside the Eck Visitors Center. Kennedy, an award-winning singer and guitar player, will join O’Brien, who specializes in the fiddle, tenor banjo and vocals, as part of the Alumni Association’s Football Fridays at the Eck. “Rockne’s Ramblers and the Rise of the Storied ND/USC Rivalry,” part of the On the Sidelines lecture series, 2-3 p.m. in the Eck Visitors Center Auditorium. John Heisler, senior associate athletic director and executive editor of Athletics Media Relations, and Jim Lefebvre, author, speaker and sports historian, will share stories, stats and video on this college football tradition. Catching Up With Tim Brown, 3:3-4 p.m., and Marc Edwards, 4-4:30 p.m., at the ND Live Stage at the Eck Visitors Center. Both Notre Dame football alumni, Brown is a Heisman Trophy winner and NFL Hall of Famer and Edwards is a former star fullback and Super Bowl champion. Irish Culture Fair, 5-8 p.m. in the Dooley Room of the LaFortune Student Center. All are welcome to enjoy tea, food, book readings, a performance from the Irish Dance Team, a ceilí and more. USC Pep Rally, 5:45-7 p.m. on the Library Quad. Saturday (Oct. 17) “Augustine: Saint of Suspicion,” 10:30-11:30 a.m. in the Andrews Auditorium of Geddes Hall. Part of the Institute for Church Life’s Saturdays With the Saints series, this lecture from John Cavadini, the institute’s director and professor of theology, will examine the works of St. Augustine. “Compassionate Care in Medicine: How Notre Dame is Preparing Future Physicians with the Science of Compassion?” part of the College of Science’s Science Exploration Series, 1-2 p.m. in Jordan Hall, Room 101. Dominic Vachon, director of the Ruth M. Hillebrand Center for Compassionate Care in Medicine, will talk. The Dooley Society Lecture Series, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in Jordan Hall, Room 105. Matt Hubbard, assistant professor of surgery in the Yale Bariatric Surgery Program, will discuss bariatric surgery. Game Day Rosary, 3:30-4 p.m. at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. All are invited to pray the rosary. “How Our Siblings Shape Us: Evidence from Economics,” part of the College of Arts and Letters’ Saturday Scholars Series, 4-5 p.m. in the Snite Museum’s Annenberg Auditorium. Kasey Buckles, Brian and Jeannelle Brady Associate Professor of Economics, will discuss if big families are better for children and if there are any advantages to being the oldest child. Marching Band Concert, 6-6:30 p.m. on the front steps of Bond Hall. The band will perform several songs before making its way to the stadium. For a full list of events and other information, visit gameday.nd.edu. Posted In: Athletics Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related September 28, 2022 Notre Dame brings home football experience pageantry to Las Vegas for Shamrock Series September 14, 2022 Football weekend events: Notre Dame vs. California September 07, 2022 Football weekend events: Notre Dame vs. Marshall June 23, 2022 Notre Dame to honor pioneers of Irish women’s athletics April 18, 2022 The Shirt 2022 to be unveiled in person on April 22 For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn