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What the news says about this game

Notre Dame dominated Purdue 49-10 on 2026-09-26, with the game already played. ND came in as No. 3 with a high-scoring offense while Purdue was defending with one of the nation's worst defenses under Kevin Kane. The preview flagged this as a major mismatch — Purdue's defense faced a big challenge against ND's offense. The result confirmed the gap: ND took control in the second half and routed Purdue convincingly.

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What it means for the players

Team	Player	Direction	Note
ND	CJ Carr	more	Threw 3 touchdown passes and ran for another TD, totaling 4 TDs in the win.
ND	Drayk Bowen	more	Linebacker scored his first career TD on a 15-yard fumble return.

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