In their first true road game of the season, the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish rolled past the Purdue Boilermakers in a 49-10 victory.

Marcus Freeman and Notre Dame are looking to part with their early season woes against inferior competition with today's matchup against the Rice Owls.

In a game that Notre Dame was a 30.5-point favorite at kickoff, with an over/under set at 56.5 points against a 1-7 Boston College team, it was totally reasonable to expect this game to be a blowout in Notre Dame's favor. Right? Well, in the words of Coach Lee Corso, "Not so fast, my friend!" Photo by Notre Dame Athletics Notre Dame received the ball first, and it was a very depressing opening drive for the Irish, going 3-and-out in a series that only lasted a little over a m