![]() ![]() He is one of our most important defenders and he can defend both the run and the pass. He missed the Indiana State game and is likely out until at least October with a leg injury. He played a hybrid LB/S role in our defense and it is a critical spot. One thing that I think will help Syracuse is that Jalen Graham will be out. Payton Thorne got loose against us a few times last year against Michigan State, but it wasn’t bad. Sean Clifford didn’t do a whole lot on the ground against us in week 1. TNIAAM: Flowchart says if you came up with a plan to stop Tucker, the next question is “How is Purdue’s defensive front against mobile quarterbacks?” I still cower in fear at the name “Jonathan Taylor” and what he did to us for three years.” Of course, Wisconsin running backs always have monster days against us. He’s an excellent back, but I think we can at least prevent him from having a monster day. Yes, it is skewed a little by playing Indiana State, but we held Penn State under 100 yards rushing. In 2018 we hosted Boston College with AJ Dillon and held him in check for 59 yards on 19 carries. ![]() He had 136 yards and a TD, but he kept him from having a huge day and the Purdue offense took full advantage of a lousy pass defense. Last year we faced Michigan State with Kenneth Walker III and we did okay against him. ![]() H&R: “It is interesting you say that because we have had some recent games where we have been in a similar situation. TNIAAM: What’s the plan to stop Sean Tucker? If he starts spreading the ball around to someone other than Jones the passing game will really take off. Overall Purdue fans are very pleased with the group of receivers we have. Mershawn Rice missed the ISU game with an injury, but could be back. Indiana State and Payne Durham at TE has also been quiet. Broc Thompson, the bowl game hero, has been quiet so far, but he is an excellent downfield blocker. If anything, I think we rely on him a little too much.ĪOC is capable of distributing the ball around though. We knew Jones would have a big role in the offense, but so far he has been incredible. He has really connected with Iowa transfer Charlie Jones. He has 25 TD passes in that span as well. He only had three interceptions in his last 8 starts, and they were all in the bowl game against Tennessee. H&R: “So far Aidan O’Connell appears to have left off right where he finished last season. What do the Orange need to look out for in the pass game? TNIAAM: All of your Iowa transfers decided to go off last week. Photo by Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images You can’t give up a 10-14 point shift just before halftime in a game you eventually lose by 4.“ I really feel like Purdue outplayed Penn State for most of the night, but the large mistakes above were the difference. Even then, it very nearly worked out when Purdue had a downfield catch with about two minutes left overturned on replay because it just barely hit the turf as he caught it. We had a number of incomplete ill-advised passes. It was maddening that we were not even trying to run the ball. The second was late in the game when Purdue had two possessions with the lead, but could not move the ball or keep the clock moving. It was a massive shift, especially when Purdue fumbled in field goal range on a play where it had gained a first down. Instead, they got 7 points when few expected them to score on that drive. If you get the guy on the ground there Penn State is likely trying a long field goal at best with a few seconds left. ![]() Even with the fumble, the TD play was the result of extremely poor tackling. That was at least a 10 point shift in the game. First, Purdue fumbled deep in Penn State territory late in the first half, then gave up a 60+ yard TD with less than 10 seconds left. To me, the game was lost in two spots, and if you reverse either of them it is a win. TNIAAM: Purdue got battle-tested week one with Penn State, were there any positive takeaways from that game for you? As the Syracuse Orange get ready to face the Purdue Boilermakers we asked the Purdue SBNation site, Hammer and Rails to give us some insight on Jeff Brohm’s squad. ![]()
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