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WEST LAFAYETTE − Hudson Card is in the envious position of every other quarterback on the Purdue football roster the past two seasons.
Card is the unquestioned starter and offensive leader.
Behind Card is a gaggle champing at the bit to be listed as No. 2 on the depth chart.
“Hudson is the starter and guys are rallying around him,” Purdue coach Ryan Walters said. “Obviously his talent speaks for itself. But the reps behind him are getting spread around to see who we can count on to go win us a game if need be.”
Let’s take a deep dive at Purdue’s quarterback room.
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Purdue’s quarterbacks
Who is back: Hudson Card, senior (215-365, 58.9%, 2,387 yards, 15 TD, 8 INT, 93 car., 203 yards, 5 TD); Ryan Browne, redshirt freshman (12-16, 104 yards, 2 INT, 21 car., 85 yards); Bennett Meredith, sophomore (7-11, 43 yards); Christian Gelov, senior; Jake Wilson, redshirt freshman
New faces: Marcos Davila, freshman; Carson Kitchel, freshman
Hudson Card’s improvement
Card played last season despite injuries until it became apparent late in the year that he was a detriment if he took the field at Northwestern.
A concerted effort was made by Card in the offseason to put on more muscle without losing mobility.
More importantly, by all accounts, Card has not only come back stronger, he’s now improved as a decision maker and a leader and now has a year of experience as a full-time starter after transferring from Texas following the 2022 season.
Card admittedly made strides late in the season, as the entire offense seemed to, and showed that with perhaps his best performance in the final game against Indiana. Let’s not forget that before Card was injured against Illinois, he engineered a game-winning drive at Virginia Tech that he capped by running in for the…
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Author : Journal & Courier
Publish date : 2024-08-01 19:45:56
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