At the same time the Minnesota Gophers were getting beat Saturday afternoon by Northwestern’s unforgiving defense, the Purdue Boilermakers found themselves in a completely different situation.
Purdue trailed then second-ranked Michigan St. 24-21 with just over a minute to play in regulation. Redshirt freshman quarterback David Blough failed to connect with his wideout on a deep route over the middle, Purdue ran out of downs, and Michigan St. ran out the clock. Nevertheless, the Boilermakers nearly erased a 21-point halftime deficit to shock the Spartans in East Lansing.
The Gophers will travel to West Lafayette, Ind. to face the recently resilient Purdue team on Saturday, Oct.