After a rivalry win over Michigan State, the 6-2 Michigan football team has three more wins before what would be a massive game against Ohio State.
If the Wolverines can reach that final game 9-2, fans should be pleased with this season. The schedule was a bear, especially with six road games.
This Purdue game is the final reprieve, if you can call it that, before consecutive road games against Northwestern and Maryland, before hosting Ohio State.
The Boilermakers, in the first year under head coach Barry Odom, have just one win over an FBS team (Ball State).