Exit Light, Enter Boilermakers: Purdue football wins 24-17

Hey, we got our first win on a game I think we waited forever on (or was that just me)? Mockobee found his strides at moments and Card did what we needed. Was it a great performance? Probably not. I break down my quick review and Jed will do a more in depth review to come.

First Half:

Was this the longest first half ever? Purdue took the lead and held it for 6+ hours. No, there wasn’t that many penalties but after a delayed start due to weather, the game again would be postponed late in the first quarter.

Purdue dominated to start the game marching down the field and ending it with a Mockobee touchdown (we’ve seen that before). The defense shut down Virginia Tech and was again marching down…