Purdue Football: Who is Aidan O’Connell?

Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty ImagesAfter doing some quick reading on the first day of spring practice a new name has emerged in the race for the back-up quarterback spot.

I pride myself on being well versed in all things Purdue football, but I only have so much brain capacity. I tend to avoid using my precious mental resources on walk-on quarterbacks. No offense to walk-ons, but I’m not going to learn your name until I see you on the field, or read about you in an article.

This quote from Brian Brohm in Mike Carmin’s article in the Journal and Courier today caught my interest.

“I would not sleep on Aidan. He’s got some tools and he’s smart and he works his butt off,” Brian Brohm said. “He’s…