Purdue Players To Watch

Michigan enters Week 6 of the 2012 season and travels to West Lafayette, Indiana to play against the Purdue Boilermakers. Purdue comes into the game at 3-1, and had a tough defensive output against Marshall last week, allowing 41 points to the Thundering Herd. That's not to say they don't have good moments as well, barely losing to Notre Dame by 3 points.

It's tricky to figure out which team is going to be the one to show up on the field. Robert Marve is out for awhile with re-tearing his left ACL, so it's been up to Caleb TerBush to carry the team. They're not a bad running team. being ranked at 33rd in the nation, but they don't dominate either. Here's a few players to keep an eye on:

Previewing Big Ten Football: Purdue

Purdue. It's a name that invokes classic football. Some people seem to forget Drew Brees played at Purdue. So did Kyle Orton, Shaun Phillips, Rod Woodson, Bob Griese, Jim Everett, and Mark Herrmann. So if there's a football fan that doesn't think too much about the Boilermakers and Purdue Pete, think again. Heading into the 2012 season, Purdue will also show how inconsistent they've been over the past couple of years since Joe Tiller retired.


Danny Hope is coming into his 4th season as the coach at Purdue. I know he was the offensive line coach at Purdue when Brees was there, but left shortly after for a coaching position at Eastern Kentucky.  Formerly a head coach there at Eastern Kentucky, he carries with him a record of 51-43. However, if you look closer, he's 16-21 at Purdue. Even with upset wins over Ohio State and Michigan, that still exhibits a losing record. In 2012, I don't think his win percentage will increase by much.