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Purdue isn’t Purdon’t anymore...even if the won-loss record hasn’t changed all that significantly.

The Big Ten had a few interesting matchups in an eventful weekend.

It was the first second-half comeback win for the Gophers under PJ Fleck.

Gophers meet challenge, use 2nd-half rally to beat Purdue | 2021-10-03 04:16:30

Trey Potts scored the go-ahead touchdown 70 seconds into the third quarter and the Golden Gophers defense pitched a second-half shutout to hold on for a 20-13 victory at Purdue.

Minnesotas defense shut out the Boilermakers in the final 30 minutes, and the offense played keep-away late in the fourth quarter.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck challenged his team to respond Saturday. Did it ever. Trey Potts scored the go-ahead touchdown 70 seconds into the third quarter and the Golden Gophers defense pitched a second-half shutout to hold on for a 20-13 victory at Purdue.

The Gophers notch their first Big Ten win of the season

Kyren Williams scored two long touchdowns, the second a 51-yard run with 6:05 left, as the Irish earned their 26th straight victory at home.

In Wednesday’s edition of our B1G Picture series, each Big Ten Rivals site highlighted the players or positions that may be hardest to replace in 2021, with departing stars leaving behind a void that could be tough to fill. Today though, we shift our focus to the stars of tomorrow. Which Big Ten players that flew under the radar in years past –– or may not have arrived on campus yet –– could be on the precipice of breakout stardom in 2021? That’s the question we assigned to Rivals ...