Notre Dame beats USC

Irish beat USC; Miami fires coachRobert Hughes scored on a 5-yard run with 2:23 to play, and Notre Dame rallied to snap an 8-game losing streak in the intersectional rivalry with a 20-16 victory Saturday at Southern California. USC's Ronald Johnson dropped a long pass at the Notre Dame 15 with 1:17 to play and no defender within 10 yards of him. Both teams are 7-5.Miami dumps Shannon ? Miami (Fla.) fired coach Randy Shannon after the Hurricanes lost at home to South Florida 23-20 in overtime in a game that attracted only about 27,000 people, dropping the Hurricanes to 7-5 in a season that began with championship expectations. Demetris Murray had a 1-yard TD run in OT for South Florida (7-4).Elsewhere ? Jordan Todman ran for 3 TDs to help Connecticut (7-4, 4-2 Big East) roll to a 38-17 victory over visiting Cincinnati (4-7, 2-4). A victory next week at South Florida would give UConn its 1st berth in a BCS game. ... Tyler Bray threw for 354 yards and 2 TDs as Tennessee (6-6, 3-5 SED) recorded a 24-14 victory over visiting Kentucky (6-6, 2-6). ... Aaron Murray threw for 3 TDs as Georgia (6-6) won 42-34 over visiting Georgia Tech (6-6) ... Chris Polk scored on a 1-yard run as time expired to lift Washington (5-6, 4-4 Pac-10) to a 16-13 victory at California (5-7, 3-6). ... Josh Harris ran for 138 yards and a TD as Wake Forest (3-9) won 34-13 at Vanderbilt in coach Robbie Caldwell final game for the Commodores, who finished 2-10 ? 0-8 in the SEC. Caldwell resigned. ... T.J. Yates threw for 264 yards and a TD as North Carolina (7-5, 4-4 ACC) won 24-19 at Duke (3-9, 1-7). ... Jeff Godfrey's 2 TD passes sent Central Florida (9-3, 7-1 C- USA) to a 37-17 win at Memphis (1-11, 0-8). The Knights host Southern Methodist on Dec. 4 in the league title game. Associated Press

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