Notre Dame Football: 3 players who deserve game balls vs Purdue

SOUTH BEND, IN - SEPTEMBER 18: Tyler Buchner #12 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish runs the ball as George Karlaftis #5 of the Purdue Boilermakers tries to make the tackle at Notre Dame Stadium on September 18, 2021 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /

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When you play college football like Notre Dame football does every week there is always going to be a player who gets awarded the game ball.

In sports it’s a special feeling when you are awarded the game ball because that means you were a big part in securing the win for your team.

Growing up we all envisioned ourself making the big play out there on the field. Whether that be catching the winning touchdown, throwing the winning pass to beat a rival, picking off the quarterback to help win the game. There are many more options out there, but you get the point that we all did this as kids.

Notre Dame defeated Purdue on Saturday 27-13 in front of a sold out crowd in Notre Dame Stadium. There were a bunch of players that had great games for Notre Dame so it was not the easiest to just pick out a few guys.

In the end it took the whole Notre Dame team to beat Purdue on Saturday. But here are my picks for who deserves a game ball for Notre Dame in their win against rival Purdue by standing out the most.

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