After an excruciating 23-21 win over Penn State, the final home game of Northwestern's 2015 season is upon us. The Wildcats welcome the Purdue Boilermakers to Ryan Field this upcoming Saturday with a chance to get an eighth win and keep hopes of a New Year's Six bowl alive. Northwestern will honor its seniors, and then face a Purdue team that is frankly not very good. The Wildcats are 14.5-point favorites, as of Tuesday afternoon.
Here are three things to know about the lowly Boilermakers:
1. Purdue fans are counting down the days to basketball season
Don't take my word for it, see for yourself at Purdue's Hammer and Rails SB Nation blog.