Northwestern and Purdue kick off this Thursday, and it remains unclear who the starting quarterbacks will be for both teams. As regular readers of this site are well-aware, Northwestern signal-caller Clayton Thorson tore his ACL back in December, and might not be ready health-wise. If he’s cleared to play, he’ll start. If not, TJ Green will get the nod.
For Purdue, the situation is much more complicated. There are two contenders to start — Elijah Sindelar and David Blough. Both players have played extensively at Purdue: Blough started for the better part of 2015 and 2016 (and some last season), and Sindelar started the final four games of last season, playing well despite tearing his ACL against Northwestern.