The Boilermakers close the season Monday against the LSU Tigers.
"I was just telling the guys in there everybody grew up watching LSU," safety Sanoussi Kane said. The Jamal Adams of the world. The Tyrann Mathieus of the world. It’s kind of like a surreal moment playing LSU when I am in college."
Brees, a legendary quarterback both at Purdue and with the New Orleans Saints, resides in Louisiana and recently did rehab on his shoulder following surgery at LSU's campus. Brees agreed to help Purdue as an assistant coach for the bowl game after Jeff Brohm left to take the head coaching position at Louisville."To say you're a Saints fan is to say you're a Tigers fan, too," Brees said."Down in southeast Louisiana, those two things go hand in hand. ...
Despite many Purdue players' affinity for LSU's football program, don't expect the Boilermakers to be in awe.
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