Well, that went about as bad as it could.
One of the hallmarks of the Jeff Brohm era is having a team that doesn’t quit. Purdue entered the day only 12-10 under Brohm, but five losses (Rutgers and Nebraska last year, Northwestern, Eastern Michigan, and Missouri this year) were by 11 total points. The others were by 10 (Michigan State this year, expanded on a late touchdown), 18 (Michigan last year, and we led in the third quarter), 7 (Louisville), 8 (at Wisconsin), and 10 (at Northwestern). In every game under Brohm Purdue had a realistic chance of winning deep into the third quarter.