When Missouri cornerback Adam Sparks called his older brother Jared, a Purdue wide receiver, on FaceTime, they deliberately didn’t discuss Saturday’s football game that pits them against each other.
After all, they have playbooks to protect.
Missouri’s first road game of the season will pit the brothers against each other for the second time in as many years, as the Boilermakers beat the Tigers 35-3 in Columbia last season. The Tigers enter the game 2-0 for the first time under coach Barry Odom while Purdue is winless after being upset by Eastern Michigan on Saturday.
“We’ll probably talk a little smack this week,” Adam Sparks said.