The next few days should be quite interesting on the campus of Notre Dame.

The Irish fell in their regular season finale 38-3 to the fifth-ranked USC Trojans at the Los Angeles Sports Coliseum, in a game that the Irish looked as futile as ever. Notre Dame is now 6-6 on the 2008 season, and waiting for a bowl invitation.

With all the speculation about head coach Charlie Weis' job, the loss to USC did nothing to secure a job for the embattled Weis, who now has 15 losses over the last two years -- the most in Notre Dame history.

Weis said in his post-game press conference that he has every intention of hitting the road for recruiting over the next several days.

"I'm the head coach at Notre Dame," he said. "When the time comes sometime in my career, either by my choice or their choice, they're going to tell me I'm not the head coach at Notre Dame. But right now, my intent is to finish this press conference, be cordial, worry about my players, get them off to the airport and go on this recruiting trip."

And it appears Irish Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick will not make a decision immediately.

"There's no guarantee for my women's soccer coach, which is on its way to the Women's Final Four next weekend," Swarbrick said after the game. "We sit down and evaluate every program the same way at the end of the season. We look at a host of factors, from graduation rate to GPA, and we ask how can we make things better. That's the way we do it."

"I'm saying nothing will happen until we complete the entire review process. It doesn't assume something will happen."

Swarbrick said he and Weis will meet a week from Monday.

Notre Dame finished the first half with just six yards on offense, 91 total on the game, while allowing the Trojans to 449 yards. The Irish didn't complete a first down until the final play of the third quarter.

Jimmy Clausen completed 11-of-22 passes for 42 yards and a pair of interceptions. The running game didn't fare much better; garnering just 50 total yards.

The Irish were hit hard by injuries in this game, as well. Both Mike Anello and Armando Allen left the game early, and did not return.

Notre Dame finishes the regular season having lost four of their last five games.

Weis is now 28-21 in four seasons as Notre Dame's head coach. His winning percentage is now below both Bob Davie and Ty Willingham.

After going to two BCS games in his first two seasons, Weis has struggled over the last two years.

Last year, the Irish were 3-9 and lost to Navy for the first time in 43 seasons. This year, things appeared to be improving, with the Notre Dame starting out 4-1. But things have derailed since.

At 6-6, the Irish are bowl eligible and will now await a bowl invitation.