No. 2 Oregon took down No. 4 Ohio State for one of the biggest wins in program history last weekend, but the Ducks’ true Big Ten baptism by fire comes just six days later. That’s when the Ducks must head to West Lafayette, Indiana to take on Purdue at night.
They’re called the Spoilermakers for a reason, ladies and gentlemen. Plenty of betting favorites have taken Purdue for granted before, only to have their smiles quickly wiped from their faces.
Did you know that Purdue has nine wins against squads ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the AP Top 25 as an unranked team? It does. That’s more than any other program in the poll era. The last win came during the 2021 season when the Boilermakers knocked off No. 2 Iowa 24-7 in Iowa City. And who could forget what happened in 2018? That’s when big, bad Ohio State, at 7-0, came to Purdue and lost 49-20 to a 3-3 Purdue squad. It was Ohio State’s only loss of the season, and kept the Buckeyes out of the College Football Playoff despite winning the Big Ten.
So don’t go counting your ducklings before they’ve hatched, Oregon. Overlook Purdue at your own peril.
Oregon vs. Purdue: Need to know
These two don’t play often, but they play close games: Adding further fuel to the possible upset fire is the history between these two. They’ve only played three times, and…
..
