With the transfer portal you’re bound to get some roster crossover where current players play their former school, but it is harder to do that in the non-conference season. When Purdue heads to Storrs, Connecticut on September 11 it will have one player seeing some former friends. Long snapper Nick Zecchino played in all 12 games for UConn back in 2016 before eventually ending up at Purdue and becoming our starter in 2019. Tyler Coyle, who just signed as an undrafted free agent after a brief year at Purdue, also came from UConn, as did Bob Diaco (by way of Louisiana Tech).
Know Thy Opponent 2021: UConn Huskies
