Notre Dame’s recent win has done little to quiet concerns over the team’s porous defense, with fresh questions about DC Chris Ash ‘s ability to stabilize the unit. Notre Dame has allowed a total of 98 points in the first three games, which is by far one of the worst defensive starts in the school’s history. The slate is 27 allowed in a loss to Miami, 41 to Texas A&M, and then again 30 allowed to Purdue in their first victory this season. The offense keeps trying to minimize the gap the defense makes, but that’s a never-ending race as the defense keeps hemorrhaging points rather than stabilizing the game.

Notre Dame’s defense allowed 379 yards to Purdue, with 303 through the air. Throughout the game, defense has led in points from the get-go and often. They surrendered 238 passing yards

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