Gold and Black Radio: Purdue prepares for Northwestern
GoldandBlack.com’s Tom Dienhart joins host Derek Schultz to sift through the early-week storylines heading into Purdue’s game with Northwestern.
Here’s an early look at Purdue’s eighth opponent of the 2024 season, the Northwestern Wildcats:
Date/Time: Saturday, November 2, Noon E.T.
Location: Ross-Ade Stadium
Surface: Bermuda Grass
Capacity: 61,441 (sold out)
Weather: Very early forecast shows a high of 64 with partly cloudy skies
2024 schedules/records: Purdue 1-6 (0-4 Big Ten), Northwestern 3-5 (1-4 Big Ten)
Series notes: The longtime Big Ten rivals will meet for the 89th time, as Purdue enters with a 53-34-1 advantage. Purdue and Northwestern met each of the last ten years as members of the Big Ten West, and the Wildcats took seven of those contests. Ryan Walters and David Braun squared off a year ago in Evanston, where Northwestern held on for a 23-15 win against a Purdue offense primarily led by Ryan Browne. The last time Northwestern came to Ross-Ade Stadium, Purdue won a 17-9 defensive battle with wind chills in the single digits in one of the coldest games in stadium history.
TV: BTN
Early line: Northwestern -1
STORYLINES TO WATCH
Fresh off a bye?
Purdue will enter this game off a bye week, which is much needed after six consecutive losses. The Boilermakers struggled to compete in most of its losses, losing by an average of 35 points per game. During that span, Purdue dismissed offensive coordinator Graham Harrell, promoted Jason Simmons to interim offensive coordinator, and then offensive play calling became Walters’ in-game task. How’s that for some in-season change?
