Saturday afternoon 26 Purdue seniors will play in their final game at Ross-Ade Stadium. These guys have been through a lot in their careers. They have suffered injuries. They have done a lot of losing. Many entered with a ton of promise under a new coaching regime, and then later stuck around when said coach was fired.
After struggling early in their careers these guys were the backbone of a stunning turnaround last season. They dragged Purdue out of the basement of the Big Ten and, with one win in the next two games, will get a second straight bowl game after only nine wins in four years.