How to Watch Purdue Football's Week 3 Matchup With No. 12 Notre Dame on Saturday
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue football, after a dominant 49-0 victory over UConn last week, hits the road for the second straight game to take on No. 12 Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana.
This is the first time the two in-state programs have met since 2014, and the Fighting Irish currently lead the all-time series and hold a five-game win streak. Notre Dame is 2-0 on the season and posted a 10-2 record last season that included a berth in the College Football Playoff.
Purdue coach Jeff Brohm enters his fifth season at the helm for the Boilermakers and will look to get them a third victory to start the season after finishing with a 2-4 record a year ago. Purdue started the 2020 season with two victories, only to drop its final four.
Both programs will take the field at 2:30 p.m. ET. As of Saturday morning, Purdue is predicted to be a 7.5-point underdog, according to the SIsportsbook.com website. The over/under is 58 points.
Here's everything you know about how to watch, alongside some key details on the game:
How to watch Notre Dame vs. Purdue
- Who: No. 12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Purdue Boilermakers
- When: 2:30 p.m. ET
- Where: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana
- TV: NBC
- Stream: Watch FuboTV
- TV Announcers: Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Drew Brees (analyst), Kathryn Tappen (sideline)
- Radio: Notre Dame Radio Network, SiriusXM Channel 129
- Radio Announcers: Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), Ryan Harris (analyst)
- Point spread: Notre Dame is a 7.5-point favorite over Purdue, according to the SIsportsbook.com website.
- This year's records: Notre Dame 2-0; Purdue 2-0
- Last season's records: Notre Dame 10-2; Purdue 2-4.
- Series history: Notre Dame leads the all-time series 56-26-2, which includes a current five-game win streak.
- Last meeting: On Sept. 13, 2014, Notre Dame beat Purdue 30-14 in South Bend.
- Coaches: Jeff Brohm is in his fifth season as the head coach at Purdue. He has a 21-25 overall record with the program. Brohm previously spent three seasons as a head coach at Western Kentucky. Notre Dame's Brian Kelly is in his 12th year, and he is 83-39 overall with the Fighting Irish.
- Weather: According to weather.com, it's going to be a beautiful day in South Bend, sunny with a high of 84 degrees at kickoff and almost no chance of rain.
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D.J. Fezler is a staff writer for BoilermakersCountry.com. Hailing from The Region, he is from Cedar Lake in Northwest Indiana and has spent the last two years covering Purdue football and basketball.