Purdue’s defense played well enough to win against Wisconsin. Wisconsin is a tough offense to hold up against when they are free to play at their pace and pound the ball at your defense while only passing when they want to pass. Purdue’s offense allowed that to happen, not their defense.
At the same time, tackling was an issue for the Boilermakers. On numerous occasions the defense was in the perfect position to make a play, but failed to finish with a tackle. The defensive coordinator can only put guys in the right spot, if they don’t finish the deal, it’s on the players.