Turnovers have been the direct cause of many of Notre Dame's woes this season.

Saturday night's rivalry matchup versus USC didn't turn out to be any different. The Irish found just about every way to give up the ball—and in almost every important situation.

First it was backup Dayne Crist's costly goal-line fumble that led to a long touchdown recovery by Trojan defensive back Jawarza Starling.

Shortly after, with the Irish driving with momentum, Tommy Rees was back on the field. A highly-debatable backwards pass later, and the ball went back to USC. Every chance USC was given, the Trojans capitalized on and scored.

In Notre Dame's...

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