Live updates, highlights, scoring plays: Purdue vs. No. 24 Notre Dame football
No. 24 Notre Dame (0-2) is in desperate need of a victory and is a hefty favorite to get one this afternoon. Marcus Freeman‘s group is set to host the Purdue Boilermakers (2-1, 0-1 Big Ten).
Updates are in reverse chronological order, with most recent occurrences detailed at the top of the page and older ones at the bottom.
Final: Notre Dame wins 56-30
09/20/2025 07:31:51 PMTurnover: Interception by the Irish defense!
09/20/2025 07:19:06 PMNotre Dame freshman Dallas Golden got his first start tonight at nickel, and he recorded an interception with 7:26 left in the contest.
End of the third quarter: Notre Dame 56, Purdue 23
09/20/2025 07:00:20 PMScoring update: Notre Dame 56, Purdue 23
09/20/2025 06:48:39 PMFour touchdown night for Notre Dame RB Jadarian Price. The Irish have scored TDs on 7 of 8 possessions tonight. The blowout is on.
Irish lead 56-23 with 3:46 left in the 3rd Q.
Scoring Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 5:01
Scoring update: Notre Dame 49, Purdue 23
09/20/2025 06:37:53 PMCarr to Faison for a 48-yard touchdown! Beautifully executed double move by Faison on the out-and-up.
Notre Dame 49, Purdue 23
Scoring Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:11
9:52 3rd Q
Scoring update: Notre Dame 42, Purdue 23
09/20/2025 06:25:28 PMWow! 46-yard TD run for Jeremiyah Love, his second of the night.
Shootout in South Bend. Notre Dame leads 42-23 with 12:54 left in the 3rd Q.
Scoring Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:06
Halftime: Notre Dame leads by 12
09/20/2025 06:18:12 PMWe’re expecting a brief halftime of a few minutes following the two-hour weather delay.
Scoring update: Notre Dame 35, Purdue 23
09/20/2025 06:15:27 PMBrowne to Tuggle for a 24-yard touchdown, and Purdue cuts Notre Dame’s lead to 35-23.
Scoring Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 0:53
:07 left in the first half.
Scoring update: Notre Dame 35-16
09/20/2025 06:06:49 PMJadarian Price 100-yard kickoff return touchdown! There was a flag on the play, but the refs picked it up.
Huge. Notre Dame leads 35-16 with 1:00 left in the first half.
Scoring update: Notre Dame 28, Purdue 16
09/20/2025 06:03:47 PMAfter CJ Carr’s fumble and a two-hour weather delay, Purdue tacks on a field goal.
Notre Dame leads 28-16 with 1:13 left in the first half.
Scoring Drive: 4 plays, 1 yards, 0:27
The game has resumed
09/20/2025 06:00:38 PMAfter a two-hour weather delay, the game has resumed. Purdue has the ball near the red zone.
Lightning delay update
09/20/2025 05:40:15 PMCandid Marcus Freeman interview during long weather delay
09/20/2025 05:34:31 PMMarcus Freeman did not avoid the questions. During the Purdue vs. Notre Dame weather delay, the fourth-year Irish coach shared candid answers in an interview with NBC Sports reporter Zora Stephenson.
Here’s what Freeman said about the break in action, what they’re reviewing on film, the running game and return to action.
Turnover: Purdue takes over inside the red zone
09/20/2025 04:06:11 PMThe Boilermakers send a safety blitz, and Carr fumbles on the sack. Purdue takes over at the Notre Dame 19.
Scoring update: Notre Dame 28, Purdue 13
09/20/2025 04:03:38 PMNotre Dame’s defense bends but doesn’t break. Purdue settles for a field goal, and it’s good.
Irish lead 28-13.
1:46 2nd Q
Scoring Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 4:47
Scoring update: Notre Dame 28, Purdue 10
09/20/2025 03:49:07 PMChristian Gray’s interception sets Notre Dame in plus-territory, and Jadarian Price bounces a run for a 9-yard score.
Notre Dame 28, Purdue 10
Scoring Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 2:16
6:33 2nd Q
Turnover: Christian Gray picks off Purdue QB Ryan Browne
09/20/2025 03:43:01 PMHuge play for the Irish defense. The Notre Dame offense will take over at the Purdue 36 with 8:49 left in the first half.
Scoring update: Notre Dame 21, Purdue 10
09/20/2025 03:36:55 PMJadarian Price’s first carry goes for a 21-yard touchdown!
3 drives, 3 TDs for the Notre Dame offense.
Notre Dame 21, Purdue 10
Scoring Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:50
10:00 2nd Q
Scoring update: Notre Dame 14, Purdue 10
09/20/2025 03:24:52 PMPurdue’s 48-yard field goal is good.
Notre Dame leads 14-10 with 14:50 left in the first half.
Scoring Drive: 13 plays, 45 yards, 6:04
End of the first quarter
09/20/2025 03:20:44 PMWeather update in South Bend
09/20/2025 03:11:45 PMScoring update: Notre Dame 14, Purdue 7
09/20/2025 03:09:10 PMTouchdown Notre Dame! Jeremiyah Love ran eight times on that drive, which results in him powering in a 1-yard score.
Irish lead 14-7 over Purdue.
Scoring Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 4:57
Scoring update: Notre Dame 7, Purdue 7
09/20/2025 02:57:31 PMPurdue answers with a score of its own, and it’s tied up early in South Bend.
Irish 7, Boilermakers 7
Scoring Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:42
10:58 1st Q
Scoring update: Notre Dame 7, Purdue 0
09/20/2025 02:47:11 PMTouchdown Notre Dame! On the Irish’s first offensive play, CJ Carr connects with Malachi Fields for a 66-yard score!
Irish lead 7-0 with 13:40 left in the first quarter.
Coin toss
09/20/2025 02:41:06 PMNotre Dame has won the toss and elected to defer. Chris Ash’s defense is up first.
Pregame injury update: Leonard Moore out for Purdue game
09/20/2025 02:07:20 PMWhen No. 24 Notre Dame takes on Purdue in search of its first win of the 2025 season, it will have to do so without its best defensive player.
The Irish announced cornerback Leonard Moore (ankle) is a game-time decision for Week 4, but he is not dressed for the game, so he will not play. Starting nickel back DeVonta Smith (ankle) is a legitimate game-time decision, and kicker Noah Burnette (hip) is out.