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What Purdue’s Jeff Brohm said about Notre Dame matchup in weekly presser
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The Boilermakers have their first true test of the season this weekend as No. 12 Notre Dame will be their opponent.
The Fighting Irish have struggled in their first 2 weeks despite being 2-0 as they barely held off Toledo in Week 2 (32-29). They also were taken to overtime by Florida State in Week 1 and barely survived that game as well.
As for Purdue, they’ve won both of their first 2 games by at least 2 scores. In week 1, they defeated Oregon State 30-21 and this past weekend, they beat UConn 49-0.
With this massive game on the horizon, Jeff Brohm spoke to the media on Monday and gave some updates on where the team stands:
Brohm remains hopeful on Sampson James getting waiver. Still waiting.
— Tom Dienhart (@TomDienhart1) September 13, 2021
Brohm on TE Garrett Miller: Doubtful this week
CB Jamari Brown: Optimistic he'll play vs Notre Dame
— mike carmin (@mike_carmin) September 13, 2021
Brohm: Notre Dame is a special place to play. Our guys are jacked up about playing a high-powered team.
— Tom Dienhart (@TomDienhart1) September 13, 2021
Brohm: True freshman RB Ja'Quez Cross will be prepped to play.
— Tom Dienhart (@TomDienhart1) September 13, 2021
Brohm: Dylan Downing runs hard, is physical. Cares. Puts in work. Played above the level we thought. Exceeded our expectations. Can do a good job for us.
— Tom Dienhart (@TomDienhart1) September 13, 2021
Brohm on young guys who stood out Saturday: Jamari Brown can play good football for us. Mahamane Moussa at left OT did a good job. Marcus Mbow has talent and athletic ability. Good to see Mershawn Rice make some catches.
— Tom Dienhart (@TomDienhart1) September 13, 2021
Brohm: Never has coached a game at ND. We on trip there when Brian Brohm was on unofficial visit.
— Tom Dienhart (@TomDienhart1) September 13, 2021
Kickoff will be at 2:30 p.m. ET on Sept. 18.