Purdue football is coming off of its best season in nearly two decades, as it went 9-4 and won a thrilling bowl game over an SEC opponent in a defect road game. That means some excitement going into 2022. Well, it turns out Purdue will have the eyes of the nation on it, as the season opener has been moved up to Thursday, September 1st at Ross-Ade Stadium against Penn State:
Penn State at Purdue season opener moved up 2 days to Thursday, Sept. 1
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) February 10, 2022
The Thursday night before Labor Day weekend has become a traditional season opener with a handful of games, starting a five day festival of college football kicking off.