Boiler Banter Podcast: How Purdue Can Hang with Notre Dame
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Saturday is a big one. Purdue heads to South Bend on Saturday for a showdown with No. 24 Notre Dame with the Shillelagh Trophy at stake. The Fighting Irish are looking for their first win of the season, and Purdue is hoping to bounce back after a loss to USC last week.
In the latest episode of the Boiler Banter Podcast, Dustin Schutte of Purdue Boilermakers on SI talks about Saturday's matchup, why the Purdue-Notre Dame game has a special place, and how the Boilermakers can hang with the Fighting Irish.
Schutte talks about the positives and negatives from Purdue through the first three games and where they must find success in order to pull off success. The complete episode of the Boiler Banter Podcast is available below.
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Purdue vs. Notre Dame
Saturday's game between Purdue and Notre Dame will be the 89th meeting between the two programs. The Fighting Irish have won nine straight games, with the Boilermakers last winning in 2007.
Notre Dame also holds a large advantage in the all-time series, leading Purdue 60-26-2.
Purdue's last win in South Bend was in 2004, a 41-16 victory. Before that, the Boilermakers hadn't won at Notre Dame Stadium since 1974.
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Dustin Schutte is the publisher of Purdue Boilermakers on SI and has spent more than a decade working in sports journalism. His career began in 2013, when he covered Big Ten football. He remained in that role for eight years before working at On SI to cover the Boilermakers. Dustin graduated from Manchester University in Indiana in 2010, where he played for the men's tennis team.
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