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Notre Dame exploded for 42 first half points and showcased a suffocating defense as the Fighting Irish ran over hapless Purdue by 66-7. Riley Leonard ran and passed for 100+ yards and three rushing touchdowns. Jeremiah Love and Jadarian Price combined for 200 yards rushing and each had a long scoring run. Rush End Boubacar…

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Irish Seek Redemption on the Road

Bloodied and reeling from last week’s inexcusable disaster against mighty Northern Illinois, Notre Dame (1-1) will slink out of South Bend on a two-hour bus ride to West Lafayette, IN. A once-familiar foe in the Purdue Boilermakers (1-0) await their arrival.  The teams will square off for just the second time since 2014 after battling…

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Irish Beat Purdue Like a Drum

Notre Dame’s defense dominated the line of scrimmage and took away Purdue’s best weapons on the way to a 27-13 home victory on Saturday. Kyren Williams scored early on a 39-yard reception and late on a gritty 51-yard run to ice the game. Avery Davis chipped in with a 66-yard scoring reception. He finished with…

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Irish Renew Hostilities with Purdue

Notre Dame renews its longstanding intrastate rivalry with Purdue on Saturday and the 2-0 Fighting Irish battle the 2-0 Boilermakers in South Bend. Purdue won its opener in impressive fashion against Oregon State before crushing hapless UConn last week. Meanwhile, Notre Dame has struggled mightily to get past heavy underdogs in Florida State and Toledo….

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IBG: Someone Pass Me the Golden Girl

Boy, I could watch that ND/Michigan video all night. But the team has moved on, and so must we, to embrace Boiler Nation as only we can. Thus the Irish Blogger Gathering reconvenes to ponder the great questions of the day … well, four of them at least. As last week, to read the answers…

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