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PRESENTS FOOtball: news and notes Looking For Big Runs BY GOLD AND BLACK STAFF Boilermakers are lookThe beenbigger plays out of ing for what's a meandering rush offense through the first nine games of the season. Purdue's yet to have a running back with a carry longer than Akeem Hunt's 18-yarder, with only a 22-yard scamper by Rob Henry on a broken play and B.J. Knauf's 29-yard jet sweep being longer this season. "Akeem has made some plays in the pass game, that's for sure. But he needs to make more in the run game," offensive coordinator John Shoop said. "It's hard to have a lot of long runs against teams that play such great zone (defense), but we're going to see some man this week and we need to have some long, long runs. We're not having enough. It's Tom Campbell in Akeem and it's in (Brandon) Cottom, and I think they're go- Akeem Hunt has been able to have a couple of big gainers on pass receptions, but his longest rush of the season is just 18 yards. ing to meet the challenge." big chunk of yardage would cut of those plays have got to come down on the number of snaps on the edges, as opposed to beneeded to score — but needs tween the tackles," Hazell said. individuals to step up, too. "We've got to seal the edge and Hunt leads the Boilermakers in try to get on the edge and try to rushing this season but with only get Akeem on the edge. 325 yards on 3.5 yards per carry. "He's our big-play guy in the And he, like the rest of Purdue's run game, our potential big-play The need is running backs, does not have a guy in the run game, so we've especially im- rushing touchdown this season. got to find ways to get him on perative consid"For us, where we are, some the edges of the defense." ering the Boilermakers' inability to sustain drives. Against Iowa, Purdue averaged only 5.6 plays on its 11 drives, twice reaching a high of nine before punting and fumbling. The Boilermakers' two scoring drives came on only six plays, the first on a short field and the second a beneficiary of a 44-yard reception that ended in a touchdown. Coach Darrell Hazell says Andy Wiseman—Mishawaka, Ind. Purdue can Sophomore, Pre-Physical Therapy and Health Sciences 39 Purdue student-athletes honored as Distinscheme for big- Andy was one ofAward recipients by the Big Ten in July. In all, one guished Scholar ger run plays — a member of the 2012 wrestling team was named to the list. GoldanDBlack express • volume 24, express 10 • 26