In the history of college football, there are only three schools that never played an FCS opponent: USC, UCLA and Notre Dame.

But look at this comment in the the Athletic from Steve Lopes, USC senior associate athletic director.

“If you start looking at the teams that are available, it’s very limited,” Lopes said. “We’re looking at schools that might not even be FBS, which I don’t think it’s that big of a deal. We may get criticized if and when we do it, but everybody does it. . . . Are you going to die on that sword? You can play very good FCS schools that are better than some of the FBS schools you’ll play, the directional schools you’ll play.”

The key phrase is “I don’t think it’s that big of a deal.”

Nothing is a big deal anymore at USC.

It’s not a big deal that your seats got moved and prices increased.

It’s not a big deal that Lynn Swann is running the athletic dept. into the ground and going to autograph shows.

is running the athletic dept. into the ground and going to autograph shows. It’s not a big deal that Clay Helton received a new contract in 2018.

received a new contract in 2018. It’s not a big deal that Andy Enfield has underachieved the past few seasons.

has underachieved the past few seasons. It’s not a big deal that the administration has let USC baseball slide into oblivion.

It’s not a big deal that USC is the center piece of the college admissions scandal.

It’s not a big deal that fans are becoming more isolated from USC as Swann and Co. run the athletic dept. into the ground.

P.S. — Will it be a big deal if USC decides to place names on the back of jerseys?