Suddenly Purdue’s outlook for the rest of the season looks a lot better after just one win. We ended the 18-game losing streak to ranked opponents and even gained territory in College Football Imperialism! It made for a good week as we start off on the Whistlestop Tour.
Penn State 63, Illinois 24
Illinois actually led this 24-21 with about 10 minutes left in the third quarter then got absolutely blitzed. Penn State ran wild in the final 25 minutes:
Penn State reverted back to its 2016 ways — that is, being a second half team.