Drew Brees. Bob Griese. Mike Phipps. Kyle Orton. These are just some of the beloved members of the Cradle of Quarterbacks at Purdue. No schools has thrown for more yardage in the NFL or started more games than Purdue.
The post is not about them.
Instead, this post is about the unsung heroes. Like Aidan O’Connell this coming week at Northwestern, these are the emergency quarterbacks has turned to over the years when it been out of options. Some made only very brief cameos. Others had runs of varying success. All were guys that we were not expecting to see pretty much at all.