Given the choice, I am sure a lot of first year coaches would rather see mostly mid-major names pop up in the non-conference slate in year one of building their program. In the B1G, that would include a lot of MAC programs that could be considered very solid but not on the level of what a B1G program should put on the field. Programs like Western Michigan, Ohio, and Toledo are all programs that are respectable and would provide Purdue with enough push to allow the team to grow into their B1G schedule but there are none of those favors for Ryan Walters.
Ryan Walters Faces Difficult Road in Year One
