Jumbo Heroes (7-5) Says:
Look, even before the rash of departures hit Purdue I wasn’t psyched about this matchup. Tennessee has a QB in Hendon Hooker who completes a lot of passes and can also beat you with his legs. The one opportunity Purdue had on the defensive side of the ball was that Tennessee takes a lot of sacks. Now George Karlaftis won’t be playing (understandably so) and that loss will be felt by Purdue.
Add in the loss of David Bell for this game and you’re in trouble. Then when news comes out that Milton Wright and Dedrick Mackey won’t be playing for Purdue and I’m starting to feel very bad about this game.