What Purdue's Jeff Brohm said about Notre Dame matchup in weekly presser

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 (@carmin_jc) 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.