The Boilermakers achieved their first goal of winning the Big Ten West but now look to capture the league championship against No. 2 Michigan
“It means the world,” Durham said. “The trajectory of this program speaks to what it is. Big Ten championship games weren’t really on the table – let’s just go to a bowl game.
“This spring, we got together and said, ‘Guys, this can be a special team and you’re going to have your ups and downs. Every team does.' But getting here and seeing it all play out the way it did kind of proves that we were right, and we knew we had what it took to get here.” On Sunday, O’Connell announced his older brother, Sean, had died leading up to the Old Oaken Bucket game. O’Connell went home to grieve with his family and returned Wednesday to begin preparations and practice for Saturday’s game.
“It’s more about him taking the proper time to be with his family and make sure he gets those things taken care of,” Brohm said. “And of course, whenever he got back then it was full speed ahead. He’s played a lot of football and he understands what we’re doing, and I think we’re in a good position right now.”
Purdue has nine wins from those meetings – the most of any program in the country as an unranked team – and Brohm is 3-0 against top-five teams since his arrival in West Lafayette in 2017. The pressure is clearly on Michigan but not when it comes to the College Football Playoff. The Wolverines are likely one of the top four teams even if they lose to the Boilermakers based on what’s going on nationally and the victory over Ohio State.
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