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GoldandBlack.com Saturday Simulcast: Purdue-Northwestern wrap

Karpick_headshot500x500by:Alan Karpick•11/03/24•

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GoldandBlack.com’s Mike Carmin, Tom Dienhart and host Brian Neubert break down Purdue’s 26-20 overtime loss to Northwestern in Ross-Ade Stadium. 

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Positioned to finally snap a six-game losing streak and win in its first FBS game this year, Purdue took another gut punch, losing 26-20 to Northwestern in overtime.

After his team rallied from down 17-3, Ryan Walters went for a fourth-and-six in overtime, which failed. Northwestern scored a walk-off touchdown two plays later.The video player is currently playing an ad.

Purdue tied the game at 20 with 5:16 to play with a 75-yard drive capped by a one-yard touchdown run by Devin Mockobee.

The Boilermakers trailed 17-3 late in the first half before Hudson Card engineered an 87-yard two-minute drill finished off by a touchdown throw to Jahmal Edrine, sparking Purdue’s comeback.

PDF: Purdue-Northwestern box score

https://youtube.com/watch?v=JcSKjfBXD_E%3Ffeature%3Doembed

A few quick takeaways …

• This was a good look at what Hudson Card‘s Purdue career should have been to this point.

• Third-and-long defense remains an abomination for Purdue. This was a very mediocre Northwestern offense that converted three third downs of 10 or more yards

• Purdue mismanaged a key first-half sequence, switching quarterbacks — as was the plan — after Card started well, taking the air out of the offense. Then, with Ryan Browne at QB, it went for a fourth-and-four in Boilermaker territory, failed and set up the Northwestern TD that put them ahead 17-3.

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