Lots of people are questioning the offensive playcalling, especially at the end of the first half when there might have been a chance for more points. I don’t share that view – the series at the end of the half did a good job to reverse any momentum Purdue had at the time.

If you told me that we would be handing Brian VanGorder a 14-point lead and the opportunity to adjust at halftime, I’d take that any day.

Purdue had stolen every bit of momentum and we went out there and stopped the leak. The running game really stepped up and didn’t give them the chance to get the ball back. If you heard the ABC announcers, the Purdue sideline was very confident that they’d get the ball back and put more points up before halftime.