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INDIANAPOLIS — One year into the Ryan Walters era of Purdue football and we still don’t have clarity.
The Boilermakers had some high points in 2023, but also saw winnable games against Fresno State, Iowa and Northwestern slip through the fingertips during a 4-8 season.
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Roster turnover is to be expected in this day and age of college football and Purdue had no shortage of it.
Walters will be among the batch of Big Ten football coaches taking the podium during Tuesday’s opening round the three-day Big Ten Media Days at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Here’s the four biggest questions, and potential answers, for the Boilermakers entering Walters’ second season as head coach.
Has Hudson Card progressed?
Purdue Boilermakers quarterback Hudson Card (1) passes the ball during the NCAA football game against the Syracuse Orange, Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Ind.
When Hudson Card transferred from Texas to Purdue, the move came with a lot of hype. Card now has been in coordinator Graham Harrell’s offense for two springs and one 12-game season.
An injury during last season’s fifth game, and at that point Card’s best performance, proved detrimental as Purdue had to alter some of what it ran offensively to protect a hobbled quarterback. With a healthy Card, does Purdue muster up some offense at Iowa? If Card was able to play at Northwestern over inexperienced Bennett Meredith and Ryan Browne, do the Boilers knock off the Wildcats in the final game ever played at Ryan Field?
That’s how close Purdue really was to bowl eligibility. Water under the bridge now and we have to take Card at face value, which was hit and miss in his first season in West Lafayette. The final image though, with Card at his healthiest since leading Purdue over Illinois in 2023, is of…
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Publish date : 2024-07-22 16:32:29
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