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Points After: Purdue's loss at Michigan State

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Syndication: Lansing State Journal
Michigan State's Ademola Faleye runs after a catch against Purdue during the first quarter on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.

This time, Purdue fought.

Toward the end of season full of blowout losses, the Boilermakers again fell behind big Friday night at Michigan State, trailing 24-3 after the Spartans scored on all four of their first half possessions.

Nevertheless, another loss, Purdue’s 10th in a row.

A wide-open Jahmal Edrine dropped what would have been a game-tying touchdown with about five minutes left; a few plays later, Purdue turned the ball over on downs and MSU survived, 24-17.

Dropped passes, a tipped-ball turnover marred a comeback in which the Boilermaker defense pitched a second-half shutout and Hudson Card wound up throwing for around 350 yards and a touchdown, with the one INT in the fourth quarter.

PDF: Purdue-Michigan State box score

A few quick takeaways …

• Give Purdue’s coaching staff credit for coming up with some solutions to its red-zone offense problems.

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• Give Card credit at the end of this disastrous season for giving Purdue a chance.

And certainly the defense, the worst P4 unit in the country this season, but something very different Friday night in East Lansing.

• Same story that has been playing out since Oregon State.

Something bad happens early — tonight, Devin Mockobee‘s fumble — and everything falls apart. Purdue was only down 7-3 at the time, but the turnover gave the Spartans a short field and ultimately a touchdown. After that, penalties struck, negating a Purdue takeaway, setting up more Spartan scores — Jeffrey M’ba‘s personal foul in the red zone was awful — and marred a half that ended with Purdue getting a short field goal blocked, then giving up another touchdown before half.

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