Game Preview: Purdue
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By Lou Somogyi
Spoiler Tradition
Few college football teams since the
end of World War II better embody
playing up or down to the level of
their competition than the Purdue
Boilermakers.
The 2012 season was another
manifestation of that approach when
Purdue's two most impressive games
were against the only two programs
in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)
that finished the regular season with
a 12-0 record. Yet the Boilermakers
finished only 6-7, leading to the firing
of head coach Danny Hope.
Last Sept. 8, the Boilermakers had
Notre Dame on the ropes before a late
drive directed by quarterback Tommy
Rees ended with a 27-yard field goal
by kicker Kyle Brindza with seven
Purdue always seems to play Notre Dame tough, and last year was no exception, when the Irish needed a
last-second field goal to escape with a 20-17 victory.
photo by bill panzica
