Indiana State is not a power when it comes to FCS football, but they have been a fairly regular fixture on Purdue’s schedule over the last 25 years or so. This season is the first of a three games set (The other two coming in 2024 and 2026) where the Trees come to West Lafayette. They will be a heavy underdog in all three games, but as the only scholarship FCS school in the state Purdue is happy to do them a favor by giving them a nice check to come up to West Lafayette.
There will be heavy hearts this year, however, as overnight a single vehicle accident resulted in the deaths of three athletes and two more were severely injured.