Injury Update
Leading tackler linebacker Ross Homan injured his foot last week and will miss at least a few weeks. Another loss in defense is freshman Christian Bryant at the Star position (linebacker/safety.) Bryant was filling in for the injured Tyler Moeller. Bryant is out with a foot infection and his return is unknown.
Players to Watch
Obviously all eyes will be on defensive lineman Ryan Kerrigan, who terrorized Pryor last season. The less obvious player to watch is senior RB Dan Dierking, who had a 42-yard run and a total of 125 yards against Minnesota. He has had two 100-yard games this season. Purdue has been forced to go away a bit from basketball on grass, based on the personnel loses, and now is running the ball more. Also running the ball will be mobile QB Rob Henry, who had 57 rushing yards and three rushing TDs last week.
Purdue Dissed by Kent State
Wow, I would have never predicted a MAC team cancelling a game with a Big Ten team, especially when they have a guaranteed payout to the Big Ten team. This week Kent State announced it was cancelling the game next season with Purdue, despite the $400k guaranteed payout to Purdue. Purdue is now scrambling to find an opponent for a game in less than 10 months. Kent State also announced that it will be playing at Alabama on the newly available date. I don't know if Alabama is guilty of stealing an opponent, but it doesn't look very good.
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