Feels like a bit of a now-or-never possession for Purdue’s offense. Down 14-0, but decent field position at the Purdue 38. Can’t let this thing get to three scores before halftime.

Purdue’s offensive line is really struggling. Rough couple of series for Josh Sales at left tackle.

Purdue’s defense is losing at the point of attack and is struggling to tackle in space. That’s a really difficult combination to overcome.

Oh boy. Purdue’s defense is all over the place. Riley Leonard is doing whatever he wants on the ground.

The worst half of football from Purdue since…? Darrell Hazell’s last game, against Iowa in 2016?

Some boos pouring down as Purdue heads to the locker room down 42-0 at halftime. Total yardage: Notre Dame 390, Purdue 72. 278 yards on the ground for the Fighting Irish.

Sometimes, one has to report the bad news with the good. Purdue's 42-0 deficit ties a RAS "record" for the biggest first-half deficit. Purdue trailed Ohio State 42-0 at intermission on Nov. 2, 2013. The final of that one was 56-0.

Not much enthusiasm in the building for “Shout!” today.

Hudson Card still in the game and just took a big hit down 59-7.

66-7. Ouch. Next week is a must-win.

Well, tomorrow there will be a postgame podcast to record. Send me over your Purdue football questions following this one and I’ll answer them on the show!

Probably significant for a lot of folks this morning.

Just saw the stat from the broadcast that Purdue has a -61 point differential in the first quarter since the start of 2023, worst in the nation. That’s… That’s a rough stat. Might have to talk about that on the next pod.

Nyland Green, CJ Smith absent, along with George Burhenn, who was ruled out in the pregame availability report on Saturday.

A wild statistical occurrence for Purdue’s season-opening opponent.

I re-watched the Purdue-Notre Dame game so you don’t have to. Tune into the next podcast later this week for my final thoughts, including on Purdue playing its starters until the final whistle. Yikes.

I would suspect that this starts to become a trend across the country.

A fascinating tidbit about Purdue’s defense here: “According to TruMedia, Purdue has played man on 87.8% of its defensive snaps. Notre Dame has played at the second-highest rate. It's at 58.8%.”

As Purdue turns the page to Oregon State, it's time to preview Saturday's matchup on the podcast. I'll be recording tomorrow evening. Send over your Purdue football questions and I'll answer them on the podcast!