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Purdue football suffered a 19-0 loss to Northwestern, a performance reminiscent of last season's struggles.
The offense failed to generate momentum, with both quarterbacks struggling and the receiving corps making critical errors.
Penalties and turnovers plagued the Boilermakers, who committed eight penalties for 85 yards and lost the turnover battle.
At no point prior to Saturday had Purdue football felt like it regressed to last season’s rock bottom performance.
Northwestern knocked the Boilermakers back to that level with a 19-0 victory . The offense never found a sustainable spark, forcing the defense to attain an unreasonable level of perfection.
Here's what I liked, disliked and what Purdue's loss to Northwestern means.
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