GoldandBlack.com Saturday Simulcast: Purdue-Oregon State wrap
A long night for Purdue as it drops a 38-21 decision at Oregon State in a contest that saw the home-standing Beavers dominate time of possession with a fierce ground game. GoldandBlack.com’s Mike Carmin, Tom Dienhart and Alan Karpick break it all down.
More from the loss against Oregon State
Things didn’t get much better for Purdue after its horrific loss to Notre Dame last weekend, as the Boilermakers were dressed down at Oregon State 38-21 late Saturday night in Corvallis.
The Beavers ran for 345 yards against a beleaguered Purdue defense that couldn’t get off the field in the second half.
Things didn’t get much better for Purdue after its horrific loss to Notre Dame last weekend, as the Boilermakers were dressed down at Oregon State 38-21 late Saturday night in Corvallis.
The Beavers ran for 345 yards against a beleaguered Purdue defense that couldn’t get off the field in the second half.
Purdue committed an early red-zone turnover, then was stopped on a fourth down in another red-zone opportunity, and really did little else the rest of the way. Oregon State also returned a fluke interception for a touchdown. The Beavers did not turn the ball over.
PDF: Purdue-Oregon State statistics
A few quick takeaways …
• Purdue has real issues on defense right now, specifically against the run. It does not look physical enough, fast enough or disciplined enough. It continues to miss tackles and take bad angles at times.
That’s a bad combination.
Purdue tried an on-side kick, down 10, with seven minutes left, suggesting zero confidence in its ability to get the ball back.
It did get the ball back, though, because Oregon State scored its fourth rushing TD of the night to pile on its visitors.
• You make your own luck, right? But Purdue’s luck was atrocious, as the pick-six was a pure fluke, a one-in-a-million bounce. But it wouldn’t have mattered had a key block been executed.
Oregon State may have gotten a generous spot on a third down to start its end-of-half possession, which wound up resulting in a field goal. Ryan Walters thought the Beavers were short, immediately calling a timeout that gave Oregon State time to drive down the field instead of running out the half. But Purdue also gave up chunks of yardage there too easily.
• Purdue seemed to expand its read-option running game, invigorating its ground attack but also leading to that costly first turnover on what looked like a clunky exchange between Card and Mockobee. The Boilermaker game plan did not suggest much confidence in its wide receiver group without Jahmal Edrine. No Purdue wide receiver totaled more than five yards.
