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Purdue 34, Illinois 31: Mea Culpa From Us

Related Topics: Field goal, Roughing the passer

This was one of those games that was so ugly it was almost beautiful. In fact, for Purdue fans, it was beautiful. Forget our coaching and administrative issues for a moment. Let’s feel good for the players on the team. A week ago they looked awful. Today, they overcame mistakes and penalties, survived a last second field goal attempt, and got a hard earned win. You have to feel for these guys working hard every week. After today, Purdue is a really, really banged up team. They are hurt physically. Seeing them sprint across the field to get the Cannon after J.