Notre Dame beat Purdue 49-10, and a SB Nation columnist urged Barry Odom to dismiss defensive coordinator Kevin Kane, calling the defense’s showing another failure. Browne threw for 111 yards on 17-of-28 passing; Purdue quarterbacks took six sacks.
The columnist said Purdue had allowed 39.5 points per game through four games, or 46.3 per game excluding the 19 points it conceded to Indiana State. The piece compares those figures with 30.42 points per game in 2023 and 39.92 in 2024 during Kane’s earlier Purdue tenure.
The article urges new athletic director Tommy McClelland to end Kane’s second stint immediately; it reports no coaching change. Purdue next travels to Illinois for the Cannon Trophy game.
