Marcus Freeman knows Notre Dame isn't as bad as the NIU loss made it seem but isn't as good as Saturday's 66-7 rout of Purdue. What's next?

At his Sept. 13 inauguration, Father Bob Dowd announced that the university would go ‘need-blind’ and ‘loan-free’ for undergraduate students by replacing loans in financial aid packages with ‘gift aid.

The Irish offense accounted for 580-yards while the defense allowed just 162, which showed in the final score of 66-7. There were more than a few highlights for Notre Dame, who jumped out to a 42-0 halftime lead, which enabled them to get plenty of work for some players lower on the depth chart.