As the regular season flips over to champ week and bowl season, it’s a good time for reflection. The Boilermakers have played 12 games in this roller coaster of a season to get where they are now. I will do a reliving of Purdue’s first six games of the season here, and the following six in Part II tomorrow, so stay tuned. Let’s get started
9/1 – Penn State
Coming into the season opener, the expectations of Aidan O’Connell and Purdue were the highest they had been in years. AOC was branded as a Heisman candidate and Jeff Brohm was to fuel a high-octane offense.