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Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Purdue pauses Notre Dame series; Illinois steps in for 2027-28

Plus, Notre Dame opens at No. 11 in the CFP rankings ahead of Saturday's showdown with Miami.

The Daily South Bend team2 stories19 sources5 min read

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Purdue pauses its Notre Dame series, and Illinois steps in for 2027 and 2028

Notre Dame has dominated the Purdue series lately

11
straight losses for Purdue against Notre Dame
171-47
Notre Dame's combined score in the last three meetings
62-26-2
Notre Dame's all-time series lead
90
meetings, on and off, in program history

Sources: Journal & Courier, South Bend Tribune

If you were counting on Purdue in 2027, the game is off the schedule. Purdue announced Tuesday that a trip to West Virginia will take the Notre Dame game's spot, and athletic director Tommy McClelland said the rivalry "will be reevaluated for potential addition to future schedules."

Notre Dame announced a home-and-home series with Illinois shortly after. The Illini visit Notre Dame Stadium on Sept. 4, 2027, and the Irish head to Champaign on Sept. 2, 2028. The series replaces Purdue for the Irish and Missouri for Illinois.

  • West Virginia game date: not yet determined
  • Purdue's other 2027 non-conference games: Miami (Ohio) and Albany
  • Notre Dame and Illinois last met in 1968

Purdue coach Barry Odom had hinted at a pause earlier this season. Notre Dame's 2027 schedule now opens with Kent State on Aug. 28 in South Bend.

Notre Dame will host Illinois in 2027 and visit in 2028

  1. Aug. 2027Notre Dame opens its season against Kent State in South Bend.
  2. Sept. 2027Illinois will visit Notre Dame Stadium.
  3. Sept. 2028Notre Dame will travel to Champaign to play Illinois.

Sources: South Bend Tribune, USA TODAY, Daily Herald

Notre Dame

Lou Holtz is honored with a new clothing line, and a documentary on his last game premiered

If you're a Notre Dame fan, there are a few ways to remember Lou Holtz this week. WNDU reports the university is honoring the late coach in multiple ways ahead of this weekend's game against No. 1 Miami.

There's also a clothing line inspired by what Holtz wore on the sideline, created with his family. Proceeds go to the Holtz Family Foundation and Holtz's Heroes. Holtz died in March at 89.

100wins as Notre Dame head coach, 1986 to 1996

Holtz also led the team to a national championship.

Source: GreatNews.Life

  • Film: "Lou Holtz: 60 Minutes to Play and a Lifetime to Remember"
  • Premiere: Oct. 22 in the Bendix Arena at
  • Director Ted Mandell teaches film production at Notre Dame

The documentary premiered at the first-ever Dynasty Sports Film Festival. It follows the 2009 Tokyo Bowl, the last game Holtz ever coached.

Holtz's coaching ended in 2009, and this year brought his death and a documentary premiere

  1. 1986Holtz begins a run as Notre Dame head coach that lasts through 1996.
  2. 2009Holtz coaches his last game, the Tokyo Bowl.
  3. MarchHoltz dies at 89.
  4. Oct. 22The Holtz documentary premieres at .

Sources: GreatNews.Life, InkFreeNews.com

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News Notes

CFP rankings

Notre Dame (7-1) opened at No. 11 in the first rankings Tuesday, even though the Irish are fourth in the AP poll. Committee chair Hunter Yurachek told ESPN the Irish "don't have that signature win right now." Top-ranked Miami (8-0) visits Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 7. South Bend TribuneUSA TODAYABC57

Notre Dame opened at No. 11 in the first CFP rankings

RankTeamRecord
1Miami Hurricanes8-0
2Georgia Bulldogs7-1
3Utah Utes8-0
4Indiana Hoosiers8-1
11Notre Dame7-1

Source: ABC57

Clay High

South Bend school board members voted unanimously Monday to appeal a judge's order requiring the district to make the former Clay High building available to for lease or purchase. The district has 30 days to file its appeal. Career Academy CEO Jeremy Lugbill said the academy will continue its process despite the appeal. 95.3 MNCWNDUWVPE

South Shore Line

The Federal Railroad Administration decided not to award funding for a proposed $112 million realignment that would cut the South Bend-to-Chicago trip from about two hours to about 90 minutes. The plans to reapply. Inside INdiana Business

GameDay

ESPN's College GameDay is coming to South Bend for Saturday's game against undefeated Miami. Coach Marcus Freeman is challenging Irish fans to be loud. ABC57

Injuries

Cornerback Leonard Moore (back) and linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa (thumb) were not on Monday's injury report. Both sat out the 35-13 win over Navy. The Journal Gazette

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Today's the day to hear the story of the Pokagon Band of the Potawatomi and their influence on southwest Michigan and northwest Indiana. Professor John Low, Ph.D., shares it at Insights in History at The History Museum this afternoon, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. A good way to spend a rainy Wednesday.

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  1. Sat., Nov. 14Notre Dame hosts Boston College today as NBC mourns Dan Hicks
  2. Fri., Nov. 13Dan Hicks dies at 64; Irish host Boston College Saturday
  3. Thurs., Nov. 12Notre Dame jumps six spots to No. 5 in the CFP rankings
  4. Wed., Nov. 11Notre Dame jumps to No. 5 in the CFP rankings
  5. Tues., Nov. 10Amazon's data center is about half built, and Notre Dame beat No. 1 Miami
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Purdue pauses Notre Dame series; Illinois steps in for 2027-28

Plus, Notre Dame opens at No. 11 in the CFP rankings ahead of Saturday's showdown with Miami.

The TLDR

  1. Purdue pauses its Notre Dame series; Illinois steps in
  2. Lou Holtz gets a clothing line and a documentary
  3. Irish open at No. 11 in the first CFP rankings
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