The Boilermaker coach on the Cardinals' depth, why he almost signed Tayler Persons and more. Nathan Baird, jconline.com
Purdue coach Matt Painter said, "We just felt that (Tayler Persons would) be a really good player in the Big Ten."
MUNCIE, Ind. — Four months ago, Tayler Persons was itching to get this season started. The official schedule hadn’t come out yet, but he knew of one early-season opponent: Purdue.
At the time, Persons was in the midst of the best summer of his life. He had already lost about 18 pounds and eventually wound up losing about 30.