Earlier I showed y’all the first play on this series of downs. It was a run that resulted in a 5 yard loss after center Gus Hartwig was pushed 5 yards into the backfield by Syracuse defensive tackle Kevon Darton. Purdue threw and incomplete pass on second down, and then complete a 12 yard pass to Charlie Jones (who made an amazing sideline catch, with toe drag swag) to bring up 4th and 3.
To my (and ESPN’s based on the announcing and camera work) surprise, Jeff Brohm decided to go tempo on 4th and 3 from the 11 yard line.