The Boilers and Cardinals will meet for the first time since 1987, which was T-Mill's first Purdue football game.
If Darrell Hazel is still round in 2017 it is because he has built a pretty solid football team from nothing. That team will now face a very difficult schedule, as it was recently announced that the Boilers will open the 2017 season at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis against the Louisville Cardinals:
Louisville, Purdue will open 2017 season at Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium, sources told @ESPN
— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) May 6, 2015
If true, this is the first meeting between the schools since September 19.