Purdue heads into Minnesota a wounded team. A 2-2 record is only part of the blow as they’ve suffered fourth quarter losses to Penn St. and Syracuse.
Their only FCS win on the season happened last week against a Florida Atlantic team that gave up multiple chances to upset the Boilers at home. Some of this can be excused with wound - star quarter Aiden O’Connell watched the game from the sidelines in street clothes.
It’s unofficial what the injury is, just that it can be targeted, and its potential to hang around into the heart of conference scheduling seems very certain.