Purdue got its first victory in football in 5 games by defeating the Michigan Wolverines 48-42. Justin Siller had a tremendous game the team's confidence for the entire team. He completed 21 passes out of 34 attempts for 266 yards producing 3 touchdowns and did so without throwing an interception, something that Purdue has not been able to do for a while. Kory Sheets also played well running for over 100 yards.
Michigan's offense was one dimensional the entire game. Their entire game was focused on running the ball. Michigan's quarterback Steven Threet had only 9 completions in the entire game. It wasn't that hard for the Boilers to figure out a defensive plan to stop the Wolverines since they ran it the whole time. The only reason that Michigan was able to stay in the game as long as they did was their specials teams. Both of their kick returners were incredibly fast and hard to take down which resulted in great field position for the Wolverines. They seemed to slip from our hands numerous times, and one of their kick returners, Martavious Odoms, was able to return a punt for a touchdown.
If Michigan had mixed up their play calling involving more passing plays, I don't know if our Boilers would have been able to come up with a win. Stopping an offense that relies on only running the ball is something that most defenses will be able to shut down. The Wolverines downfall was not using a very diverse playbook where the defense knew exactly who was getting the ball at all times.
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Very great blog! I liked how you gave a simple overview of last Saturday's football game! I love watching football so I was really into this game. I personally think this was the most fun I have ever had at a football game this season. At a typical Purdue football game I watch the student section from the side lines and last week everyone was having a blast and so into the entire game. Usually I'll watched about 1/2+ of the students in the student section start heading up the bleachers and on their way out before the game is even over. But not last weekend. Everyone was there till the end! It definietly made things a lot more fun! Keep up the good sports writing!
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