Riley Leonard rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns, Jeremiyah Love rushed for 109 yards and another score, and No. 18 Notre Dame cruised to a 66-7 win over Purdue on Saturday afternoon in West Lafayette, Ind.Jadarian Price and Kenny Minchey also rushed for a touchdown for Notre Dame (2-1), which bounced back from a stunning loss against Northern Illinois one week earlier. Leonard completed 11 of 16 passes for 112 yards before he gave way to backup Steve Angeli, who completed 6 of 9 passes for 100 yards and two touchdowns.Hudson Card completed 11 of 24 passes for 124 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions for Purdue (1-1).Notre Dame posted its highest point total since Sept. 14, 2019, when it tallied a 66-14 home win against New Mexico.Leonard also joined rare company in the blowout. He became the first FBS player with 100-plus passing yards, 100-plus rushing yards and three-plus rushing touchdowns in a half since Lamar Jackson did it for Louisville against Syracuse on Sept. 9, 2016.The Fighting Irish raced to a 42-0 lead at halftime.Love and Leonard notched one rushing touchdown apiece in the first quarter. Love scored on a 48-yard sprint and Leonard scored from 3 yards out to cap an 82-yard drive.Notre Dame added four more touchdowns in the second quarter.Leonard scored on back-to-back touchdown runs of 34 yards and 13 yards, respectively, to give the Fighting Irish a 28-0 advantage.
