Purdue football coach Barry Odom sees value in traditional rivalry games, and this week's Canon Trophy game vs Illinois is a big one.

The Boilermakers have 82 new players, plus a new coaching staff, yet know rivalries give Purdue a chance to "represent people that were here long before" they were.

Next up: Illinois at Purdue, noon, Saturday

WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue football's Jack McCallister , a native of Seattle, grew up steeped in the rivalry between his hometown Washington Huskies and Washington State.

Then he lived that rivalry for four years with the Huskies. When he transferred to Nebraska last winter, he had to catch up to speed on Black Friday against Iowa and other traditions. When he jumped back in the portal after the Cornhuskers switched special teams strategies, he

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