Kyle McCord passed for 276 yards and three touchdowns and Marvin Harrison Jr. had 105 receiving yards and a score as No. 3 Ohio State downed Purdue 41-7 in West Lafayette, Ind., on Saturday.McCord co
Essentials WHAT #2 Michigan (8-0) vs Purdue (2-6) WHERE Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI WHEN 7:30 Eastern THE LINE M –32.5 (Vegas) M –36.5 (Bill C) TELEVISION NBC PBP: Noah Eagle Color: Todd Blackledge TICKETS From $111. WEATHER cloudy minimal wind mid-40s Overview Purdue made the Big Ten Championship Game last year on the back of Aidan O'Connell and Chuck "Charlie Jones" Sizzle, supported by the fake-flea-flickerin'-est coach east of the Pecos River. All of those dudes are gone. O'Connell and Jones both went in the fourth round of the NFL draft; Jeff Brohm was finally, inevitably raptured up by the Louisville program where he cut his teeth as a quarterback. Purdue responded by hiring Illinois defensive coordinator Ryan Walters. In the recent annals of third-tier Big Ten football programs hiring coaches this qualifies as a very good idea, but Walters was the king of man coverage last year with Devon Witherspoon and company. Jumping into year zero at Pur
Essentials WHAT #2 Michigan (8-0) vs Purdue (2-6) WHERE Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI WHEN 7:30 Eastern THE LINE M –32.5 (Vegas) M –36.5 (Bill C) TELEVISION NBC PBP: Noah Eagle Color: Todd Blackledge TICKETS From $111. WEATHER cloudy minimal wind mid-40s Overview Purdue made the Big Ten Championship Game last year on the back of Aidan O'Connell and Chuck "Charlie Jones" Sizzle, supported by the fake-flea-flickerin'-est coach east of the Pecos River. All of those dudes are gone. O'Connell and Jones both went in the fourth round of the NFL draft; Jeff Brohm was finally, inevitably raptured up by the Louisville program where he cut his teeth as a quarterback. Purdue responded by hiring Illinois defensive coordinator Ryan Walters. In the recent annals of third-tier Big Ten football programs hiring coaches this qualifies as a very good idea, but Walters was the king of man coverage last year with Devon Witherspoon and company. Jumping into year zero at Pur
What is this diary? Each week, I take a deep dive into the box scores and team pages from Pro Football Focus, Game on Paper, College Football Data, and more for as many Big Ten teams as I can manage. Often, life makes it impossible to cover every team, but I try to always cover OSU, MSU, PSU, and whoever Michigan is playing in the coming week. (This week, I managed every game but Illinois-Maryland. Sorry, folks.)