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Why?

Hammer & Rails recaps the Notre Dame loss as Purdue looks to move on.

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Once More, With Feeling: One-Legged Jimmy Clausen and Irish Pull Out Win At Purdue

It's never easy, and sometimes it ain't pretty, but a fourth and goal pass to Kyle Rudolph gave Notre Dame the win at West Lafayette Saturday night.  Without their top receiver, top running back...

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Why the $%*&@!!!!!!!!!!!! did we call a timeout?

Say thank you, Jimmy, for the gift of that timeout in the last minute. That is all I have to say right now after driving home drained of every ounce of energy. I will have more in the morning.

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Officially bummed looking at week 4

Hammer & Rails previews week 4 in the Big Ten

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UHND provides an Irish Scouting report

Hammer and Rails trades scouting reports with UHND.com concerning this weekend's Purdue-Notre Dame game.

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Better Know A Boiler: Ralph Bolden

When you were playing the Joe Tiller, diabetes-hating Purdue team of yesteryear, you always were prepared for "basketball on grass," an up and down spread attack keyed by some very good...

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Kicking off Notre Dame week

Hammer and Rails talks with NBC's Inside the Irish blogger Keith Arnold about this weekend's Purdue-Notre Dame game.

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Raking the Muck: Irish Infirmary

The Fighting Irish aren't exactly the healthiest bunch heading into Ross-Ade Stadium on Saturday night, as many of those responsible for the offense's great successes so far this season are far...

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Know thy Opponent 2009: Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Hammer and Rails previews the Notre Dame Fighting Irish

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Boxscore

FINAL1234Total
Notre Dame3140724
Purdue7001421
Scoring Drives
Quarter 1
11:53 left: Purdue Touchdown - 36-yard pass from Joey Elliot to Aaron Valentin. (Carson Wiggs kick).
11:53 left:
2:23 left: Notre Dame Field Goal - 34-yarder by Nick Tausch.
Quarter 2
10:43 left: Notre Dame Touchdown - 2-yard run by Robert Hughes. (Nick Tausch kick).
10:43 left:
4:43 left: Notre Dame Touchdown - 14-yard run by Golden Tate. (Nick Tausch kick).
4:43 left:
Quarter 4
13:41 left: Purdue Touchdown - 3-yard pass from Joey Elliot to Keith Smith. (Carson Wiggs kick).
13:41 left:
3:41 left: Purdue Touchdown - 38-yard pass from Joey Elliot to Jaycen Taylor. (Carson Wiggs kick).
3:41 left:
0:25 left: Notre Dame Touchdown - 2-yard pass from Jimmy Clausen to Kyle Rudolph. (Nick Tausch kick).
0:25 left:
Team statisticsNotre DamePurdue
Time of Possession34:2525:35
First Downs
23
16
Passing Yards
  Completions-Attempts
  Interceptions

20-36
1

22-38
1
Rushing Yards
  Attempts
167
43
74
26
Punt Return Yards
16
49
Turnovers
  Fumbles-Lost
  Interceptions
1
0-0
1
2
1-1
1
Penalties-Yards6-4113-103
Punts-Average1-16.02-24.5
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