WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue head coach Jeff Brohm met with the media Monday morning ahead of the Boilermakers’ Big Ten road opener against Minnesota on Saturday in Minneapolis at Huntington Bank Stadium.
JEFF BROHM: Well, we’re definitely excited to go on the road and play a really good football team that’s currently ranked and deservedly so. No one has really come close to them. They’ve dominated in four games. When people have scored, it’s been against the backups at the end of the game, so this team is really playing efficient football right now.
Great running game, big offensive line, an experienced running back, big tight ends, sixth or seventh year quarterback that runs their offense very, very well.
Defensively very sound, physical up front, experience in the secondary, really good linebackers. They’re definitely doing a very good job. You’ve got to credit their team right now. Really, really solid football in Big Ten fashion with great defense and a solid running game.
We understand this is a tough match-up. We’re going to have to do a lot of things right. We’re going to have to find ways to get scores and take advantage of possessions, get some stops on defense, and once again, the key is can we find a way to get a lead and take them out of what they really want to do. That will be important.
But our guys will work hard. We understand the challenge, but that’s Big Ten football, and our schedule and our guys will work well this week.
Q. Injury update. As you start the week, what’s the status of Aidan and the other guys that missed Saturday’s game?
JEFF BROHM: Well, we have a few, so you’ll have to give me exact names. Aidan we’ll see later on in the week where that’s at.
Q. Timetable on Jalen? Any chance this week?
JEFF BROHM: That one we’ll have to see later on in the week, as well.
Q. King and Broc and Cam and Reese?
JEFF BROHM: Broc and Cam are doubtful. Reese we’ll see later in the week, and King we’ll see later in the week.
Q. With Reese being out Saturday, how much stress did that put on the cornerback position?
JEFF BROHM: Well, I do think we played our corners every snap. It was a little bit much. We’ve got to figure out ways to get relief for them. We’ve asked them to do a whole lot in one-on-one coverage, which I think we’re going to have to figure out ways to get…
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