On Saturday evening, Notre Dame football found the win column for the first time in 2025, pummeling Purdue by a score of 56-30 at Notre Dame Stadium. Notre Dame instantly scored on its first offensive play, as senior wide receiver Malachi Fields breezed past Tony Grimes, his opposing No. Notre Dame once again leaned on Love during the next drive, handing him the rock six times to reach the edge of the red zone. It also preceded a one-hour, 54-minute lightning delay that ate up about 30 percent of Notre Dame Stadium’s crowd. Unfortunately for Notre Dame, Purdue did not cower in fear after Notre Dame’s electrifying return to play.