If Missouri had one clear advantage over Purdue heading into Saturday, it was at quarterback.
The Tigers had a Heisman candidate under center in Drew Lock, while the Boilermakers’ David Blough didn’t even start Week 1. Lock went into the night with 687 yards and eight touchdowns on the year, while Blough had just 122 yards and hadn’t registered a touchdown.
Then, the game happened.
Aided by DeMarkus Acy’s early exit with a concussion and the rest of the secondary’s struggles to cover consistently, Blough picked apart Missouri in the first half to the tune of 284 yards and two touchdowns.