In the third game of the 2021 season, Brian Kelly has tied Knute Rockne as the all-time wins leader at Notre Dame. On a warm and sunny Saturday afternoon, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish took out the Purdue Boilermakers 27-13. In many regards, it’s pure poetry that Brian Kelly got that 105th win today.
Kelly’s first ever game as the Irish head coach was against Purdue on a day very much like today, and that’s also the first win — a 23-12 contest that was mostly a forgettable affair. The rest of Kelly’s tenure has been anything but forgettable, and that even included the bad stuff.