Ding.
Dong.
Purdue’s 24-20 win over Iowa feels greatly significant. The Boilers were shorthanded in a number of ways. King Doerue, last season’s leading rusher, was a late scratch. Rondale Moore was announced out yesterday. Jeff Brohm, who is getting paid north of $5 million to win football games, was out. Tyler Coyle, Jackson Anthrop, and Mershawn Rice were also officially ruled out.
It didn’t matter.
That’s what stands out to me. This is the type of game Purdue loses given what we have seen over roughly the last two decades of the program’s history.