Notre Dame football safety Adon Shuler, a team captain, was ejected for targeting with 13:45 left in the fourth quarter.

There were plenty of positives the Boilermakers showed against a USC team likely to be ranked. Plenty of negatives, too. What happens next is critical to taking next step.

Marcus Freeman's Fighting Irish football team etched itself in the wrong kind of history Saturday night in a game that got wild on first night of alcohol sales.