Notre Dame vs. Purdue Football: Live Blog, Stats, AnalysisFeatured Columnist Collin O'Connor here, live blogging the Purdue-Notre Dame football game as we see how Dayne Crist and Brian Kelly fare in their opener as opposed to Robert Marve in his first start at Purdue. This is a very important game for both teams, and will have implications for the rest of the season. Join me for the next three hours as we talk X's and O's to anything crazy I can think ...Notre Dame opens Kelly era vs. PurdueIn an attempt to get the fans at a Friday pep rally riled up, Brian Kelly had senior tailback Robert Hughes "break down" the Notre Dame football team, while also asking the assembled masses to join in.Notre Dame, Purdue open season in South BendNotre Dame has only lost once to Purdue in a season opener. Can the Boilers change their luck in South Bend today?Another 'era' for Notre Dame footballAnother "era" of Notre Dame football begins today as Brian Kelly debuts as the Irish new head football coach. Many Irish fans are excited about today and the start of Kelly's career as the head man while many, like me, are taking a wait and see you in three years approach.Notre Dame can't catch up to SerraPREP FOOTBALL: Serra receiving tandem too much for Notre Dame. The defending CIF state Div. III champion picked up right where it left off.Notre Dame football: Time for Kelly to feed the 'bull'SOUTH BEND _ Hours tick down to the start of the Brian Kelly era with the Notre Dame football program.Notre Dame football: Recruit visits few on opening weekendSOUTH BEND -- As NBC expands its broadcasting footprint of Notre Dame football games this season to Europe and Asia for the first time, the one thing the new audience won't be gawking at Saturday will be a gaggle of recruits on the ND Stadium sidelines.Notre Dame Football Must Rediscover Its Identity in 2010In the movie Office Space , Milton Waddams looks like he has some deep Irish heritage. Reddish-brown hair, pale complexion and freckles, he has the look of a textbook ginger. In the last 16 years, the Notre Dame football team has personified Milton in the college football world—lowly, unassuming, not expected to make a fuss. Saturdays have been an exercise of going through the motions, listening ...Notre Dame 2010: What To Watch For in Week 1 Against PurdueWhen you think about Notre Dame football in this past decade, thoughts of failure, disappointment, and let downs come to mind. I think about the Bush Push, the two worst years in program history, and getting killed in two straight BCS bowls. The good thing about that, though, is that it's over. Saturday brings a new beginning to a new football season and a new head coach. Brian Kelly brings a ...Football. Notre Dame Fall Sports Preview: FootballNew University of Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly made it quite clear at his opening press conference that he already understands the hopes and dreams when it comes to Irish football."We don't get a five-year plan. This is a five-minute plan. We're working on it immediately -- and we expect our football players to play at a high level immediately," he said.