Columnist GreggDoyelStar writes that you shouldn't count out BoilerFootball in the Big Ten Championship Game against Michigan. BoilerUp Purdue
So there’s O’Connell on the sideline, burying his face in a towel marked with the Gatorade logo and moisturized by his own tears, and look who’s standing next to him: Receiver Charlie Jones, his favorite target and one of his best friends since childhood. O’Connell helpedfrom Iowa for this one final chance to play together, because who knows? Dreams do come true.
Make zero mistake, the Boilers are much better than IU. The 2022 Purdue football beats these Hoosiers nine times out of 10. But could this have been the one for IU? We’ll never know, because something exploded in Dexter Williams’ right leg. Even with Williams out of the game, Purdue was strangely silent for the rest of the first half. The Boilers had scored on their first drive, moving easily to the IU 11 before stalling and settling for a field goal, but then played poorly until early in the third quarter.
In the second half, Mockobee totaled 110 yards on 14 touches — 63 yards on 10 carries, 47 yards on four catches — and Purdue scored on three of its first four drives to salt this game away.
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