Essentials WHAT #2 Michigan (8-0) vs Purdue (2-6) WHERE Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI WHEN 7:30 Eastern THE LINE M –32.5 (Vegas) M –36.5 (Bill C) TELEVISION NBC PBP: Noah Eagle Color: Todd Blackledge TICKETS From $111. WEATHER cloudy minimal wind mid-40s Overview Purdue made the Big Ten Championship Game last year on the back of Aidan O'Connell and Chuck "Charlie Jones" Sizzle, supported by the fake-flea-flickerin'-est coach east of the Pecos River. All of those dudes are gone. O'Connell and Jones both went in the fourth round of the NFL draft; Jeff Brohm was finally, inevitably raptured up by the Louisville program where he cut his teeth as a quarterback. Purdue responded by hiring Illinois defensive coordinator Ryan Walters. In the recent annals of third-tier Big Ten football programs hiring coaches this qualifies as a very good idea, but Walters was the king of man coverage last year with Devon Witherspoon and company. Jumping into year zero at Pur
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Jim Harbaugh insists he has a one-track mind, focused only on helping No. 2 Michigan chase a national championship. “I just channel my inner William Wallace,” said Harbaugh, referring to the 13th century Scottish independence hero who is played in the 1995 movie “Braveheart" by Mel Gibson. The Wolverines (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) have overcome potential distractions to win every game by at least 20 points this season and they're expected to win big again against Purdue (2-6, 1-4) on Saturday night.