Fresh off a gauntlet pair of games against Top-10 teams Ohio State and Wisconsin, Northwestern stands at 4-5 and 3-3 in the Big Ten. With their Big Ten West title hopes all but vanished, the Wildcats fortunately face a doable final stretch of the season—against Purdue, Minnesota and Illinois—who have a combined 13-14 record.
This coming Saturday, Northwestern looks to keep their likely bowl game contention in play against a 3-6 (1-5 Big Ten) Purdue team that has lost its last four games by an average of 19.5 points per game.
Here are three things to know about Purdue.