Notre Dame remains ranked No. 24 in the AP Top 25 despite opening the season 0-2 with losses to No. 4 Miami and No. 10 Texas A&M .

For as much as the conversation entering the season was about how the Irish would fare offensively with freshman CJ Carr taking over as starter, it's been the defense that has had the most problems. Notre Dame has given up 68 points in the first two games of the season, with Texas A&M moving the ball at will in their 41-40 win over the Irish in a thriller on Saturday night in South Bend.

As the Irish shift focus to Purdue this week, coach Marcus Freeman is not planning on making any changes to who calls the defensive plays, but the former defensive coordinator is going to look into spending a bit more time with his defense to try and get them back on

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