LIVE BLOG: Follow Saturday's Purdue-Notre Dame Game in Real Time; News & Analysis
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The Purdue Boilermakers are on the road for the second straight game, facing off against the No. 12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Notre Dame Stadium.
Purdue earned a 49-0 victory over UConn in its first road game of the year, and Notre Dame is 2-0 to start its season. The game is scheduled to kickoff at 2:30 p.m. ET. Here's a look at how to watch the game, including TV information and point spreads on the game. CLICK HERE
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6:10 p.m. ET, FINAL — Notre Dame kneels the ball to extinguish the remaining time in the fourth quarter. Purdue suffers its first loss of the season, 27-13.
6:08 p.m. ET — O'Connell throws his second interception of the afternoon after coming in for Jack Plummer. This time, it's picked off by Notre Dame's DJ Brown. The Fighting Irish still hold a 27-13 lead with less than two minutes remaining.
5:55 p.m. ET — Aidan O'Connell was looking for tight end Payne Durham in the end zone, but a bobbled pass turns into an interception by Notre Dame's Kyle Hamilton. Purdue still trails 27-13 with 2:24 remaining in the game.
5:39 p.m. ET — Fighting Irish score in a hurry as Kyren Williams reaches the end zone on a 51-yard touchdown run. Jack Plummer has been replaced by quarterback Aidan O'Connell, but Purdue will have 6:05 to overcome a 14-point deficit.
Notre Dame leads 27-13.
5:21 p.m. ET — The Purdue defense keeps Notre Dame out of the endzone and allows a field goal after an 11-play, 53-yard drive. The Boilermakers remain within one score with 10:50 remaining in the game.
The Fighting Irish lead 20-13.
5:12 p.m. ET — Notre Dame has control of the football to begin the fourth quarter. It'll be second and seven from the 50-yard line. Purdue trails 17-13.
4:53 p.m. ET — Purdue puts together a great drive to find its first touchdown of the game. It started with a King Doerue gallup that went for 31 yards to get the offense in Notre Dame territory.
David Bell, who's had a quiet afternoon, made a fantastic catch despite being interfered with to put the Boilermakers inside the 10-yard line. They reached pay dirt on a two-yard pass from Jack Plummer to Milton Wright, his first touchdown reception of the season.
Notre Dame leads 17-13 with 7:08 left to play in the third quarter.
4:44 p.m. ET — Chris Jefferson is burned by Notre Dame wide receiver Avery Davis for a 62-yard touchdown pass. Purdue is really feeling the loss of Cory Trice in the secondary, and the Boilermakers now face a 17-6 deficit with 9:59 remaining in the third quarter.
4:40 p.m. ET — Jack Plummer and the Purdue offense gets the ball moving to start the second half, but the team's first drive of the third quarter stalls at the Notre Dame 16-yard line.
Mitchell Fineran nails his second 34-yard field goal of the game to cut into the Fighting Irish's lead. It's 10-6 in the third quarter.
4:09 p.m. ET, HALFTIME — Purdue offense not able to get anything going in the first half, with only 97 total yards to show. However, the team's defense is keeping it close. Notre Dame has just 151 total yards in a 10-3 game.
Purdue will start the second half with the football. Also, a personal foul call on the Fighting Irish during the final play on the second quarter will help the Boilermakers.
3:39 p.m. ET — Two huge penalties help Notre Dame drive inside the red zone, but Purdue's defense holds without giving up a touchdown. The Fighting Irish take a 10-3 lead after a 28-yard field goal.
3:25 p.m. ET — Notre Dame brings in quarterback Jack Coan and executes a well-timed pass to running back Kyren Williams from an empty formation. Williams split two Purdue defenders and races in for a 39-yard score.
Notre Dame takes its first lead of the game after the touchdown. It's 7-3 with 13:51 left in the second quarter.
3:17 p.m. ET — Purdue decides to go for it on fourth and one on the Notre Dame 34-yard line. A sweep to wide receiver Milton Wright is snuffed for no gain, and the Fighting Irish take over.
3:09 p.m. ET — Jalen Graham flies into the backfield to deliver a huge hit on Notre Dame running back Kyren Williams. The Boilermakers have allowed the Fighting Irish to gain just 11 total yards on three drives, which includes two three-and-outs.
2:50 p.m. ET — Jack Plummer was able to get the Purdue offense moving on its first drive, leading the team to the Notre Dame 17-yard line where the drive stalls. Mitchell Fineran boots a 34-yard field goal to give the Boilermakers a 3-0 lead with 9:58 left in the first quarter.
2:42 p.m. ET — The Boilermakers' defense is off to a hot start. Linebacker Jaylan Alexander comes flying into the backfield on a blitz and takes down the quarterback for a loss of nine yards.
Notre Dame lineman Tosh Baker is the team's third different starting left tackle in as many games. The Fighting Irish will be without sophomore left tackle Michael Carmody for this afternoon's game.
2:40 p.m. ET — Purdue wins the coin toss and defers to the second half. Notre Dame will start the first half on offense.
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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.