Brian Kelly begins his career as Notre Dame head football coach.
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Featured Columnist Collin O’Connor here, live blogging the Purdue-Notre Dame football game as we see how Dayne Crist and Brian Kelly fare in their opener against Robert Marve in his first start at Purdue. This is a very important game for both teams, and will have implications for the rest of the season.
Join me for the next three hours as we talk X’s and O’s to anything crazy I can think of about this game. I’m looking forward to a great game, and I hope you are too.
Feel free to leave comments. I love to hear whateveryone has to say.
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4:25 ET. The difference in the game so far is that Notre Dame can run and Purdue can’t. Another score by Notre Dame on the field goal. 10-0.
4:22 ET. A lot of people questioned Crist’s mobility after his ACL injury last season. Good run there.
4:20 ET. I’m very surprised at how well the Notre Dame secondary is playing today, even in the pass. Darrin Walls has been in on ever play, and of course, had that interception.
4:15 ET. Purdue can’t run the ball, except for Marve’s scrambling.
4:14 ET. Everyone, feel free to leave comments. I want to hear your thoughts on the game as well.
4:10 ET. If the Irish can run like this all day, it’s going to make Crist and Kelly’s jobs a lot easier. Touchdown Notre Dame. 7-0.
4:07 ET. All these Shotgun pass plays from the spread are making Knute Rockne turn in his grave.
4:05 ET. Cierre Wood is going to be a stud in the future. Look at this.
4:03 ET. Darrin Walls interception. That was a huge drive killer, but a great play by Walls.
4:01 ET. Gutsy call by Coach Hope. Good execution by Marve.
3:57 ET. Keith Smith will be all over the place today. Like Floyd on Notre Dame, Smith will be the big guy for Purdue.
3:55 ET. Notre Dame has to get their running game going if they expect to win. They can’t put all the pressure on Crist in his first start.
3:51 ET. Three and out for Purdue. Like the announcers said, if Marve kept his head up there, it would have been an easy first down.
3:46 ET. Ryan Kerrigan is going to be in there a lot. He lead the Big Ten in sacks last season, so Notre Dame will definitely have to keep their eye on him. Pretty decent first drive for Crist. Let’s see how Marve can do.
3:44 ET. I can already tell that Notre Dame has upped the tempo a lot. NBC has to rush to get the starting lineups across.
3:43 ET. Jason Wener, a key player for Purdue’s defense, went to the same high school as me. Just saying.
3:42 ET. And we’re off !
3:40 ET. “Our kids understand that we need to start winning games.” Yes, you’re right Brian Kelly. It starts here. A loss and you lose a lot of optimism; a win and everyone jumps on the bandwagon
3:35 ET. Can’t begin to think about how nervous Brian Kelly is right now.
3:28 ET. I am so excited. Finally the season is beginning, games on all night. Is there really anything better than a Saturday full of college football?
3:24 ET. I’ve heard both sides of the story. Notre Dame fans are expecting a high-powered offense and a rout of Purdue. However, Purdue fans are expecting to get it done with their new quarterback. As far as I’m concerned, it could go either way right now.
3:18 ET. About 20 minutes until kickoff. In case you were wondering, the line is Notre Dame 10.5. Thoughts?
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