It was always going to be difficult. It was always going to be an uphill battle. When the schedule was frontloaded with two Power 5 teams in Syracuse and Virginia Tech, one of the best G5 teams in Fresno State, national power Ohio State, and a program in Wisconsin that Purdue can’t seem to figure out, a 2-5 record shouldn’t be a surprise. So what can we point to for optimism in the wake of a 41-7 defeat at the hands of a Buckeyes?
There have been some clear indications that this staff is working toward the right direction.