It might not be fair to say Drew Brees has plenty of reason not to want to return to Notre Dame, but the former Purdue quarterback did lose two last-minute games in South Bend during his playing days. The first of those, his fourth career start, Brees’ two interceptions in the final two minutes coughed up a Boilermakers’ lead and then cut short any final heroics.
Back then, Brees was plenty hard on himself.
“We had the game won,” Brees said in 1998. “All we had to do was get a first down or punt and let the defense do the rest.