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GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 25, EXPRESS 7 • 12 1 How does Purdue handle success? Coming off its first Big Ten win, it will need laser-sharp focus to compete with eighth- ranked Michigan State, let alone beat it. 2 Is that the Austin Appleby we'll see from here on out should he retain the starting position or did Purdue simply sucker-punch Illinois with an unknown quarterback? One thing's for certain: Michi- gan State's defense exists on a whole different planet than Illinois'. 3 Can Purdue run the ball? Coming off a huge game against one of the worst run defenses in college football, the Boiler- makers now draw one of the best. 4 Can Purdue match up with Tony Lippett? The gigantic Michi- gan State wide receiver is a freak and a matchup nightmare. 5 Can Purdue's wide receivers get open against these guys? Michigan State dares opponents to pass, putting its corners in man coverage. Beating such coverage is not the Boilermaker receivers' strength. — Brian Neubert Stats are from 2014. Ranking out of 125 FBS schools 1 Akeem Hunt . . . . . . RB 1 Brandon Roberts . . .DB 2 Da'Wan Hunte . . . . . CB 2 Jonathan Curry . . . . RB 3 Carlos Carvajal . . . . TE 3 Leroy Clark . . . . . . .DB 4 Taylor Richards . . . . . S 4 Keith Byars II. . . . . . RB 5 Danny Etling . . . . . .QB 5 Austin Logan . . . . . . . S 6 Myles Norwood . . . WR 6 Dezwan Polk-Campbell. . . . . . S 7 Robert Gregory . . . . RB 7 DeAngelo Yancey . WR 8 Raheem Mostert . . . RB 8 Tim Cason . . . . . . . .DB 9 Dan Monteroso . . . WR 9 Anthony Brown . . . .DB 10 Matt Burke . . . . . . . . TE 10 Sean Robinson. . . . . LB 11 David Blough . . . . . .QB 11 Antoine Miles . . . . . LB 12 Austin Appleby . . . .QB 13 Gelen Robinson . . . . LB 13 Greg Phillips . . . . . WR 14 Bilal Marshall. . . . . WR 14 Ra'Zahn Howard . . .DT 15 Trae Hart . . . . . . . . WR 16 Garrett Hudson . . R-LB 17 Ti Domhoff . . . . . . .QB 17 Kyle Marzec . . . . . . . . S 17 Charles Torwudzo . . TE 18 Cameron Posey . . . WR 19 Matt Monserez. . . . .QB 20 Johnny ompson. . LB 21 Dolapo Macarthy . . TE 21 Cedric Dale . . . . . . WR 23 Keyante Green . . . . . RB 23 Antoine Lewis . . . . . CB 24 Frankie Williams. . .DB 25 Brandon Cottom . . . RB 25 Phil Taylor . . . . . . . .DB 26 Ian MacDougall . . . . . K 27 Evan Feichter . . . . . . . S 27 D.J. Knox . . . . . . . . . RB 28 David Yancey . . . . . . RB 29 Jimmy Herman . . . . LB 30 omas Meadows . . . K 31 Parker Flynn . . . . . . . P 31 Tre Rowe. . . . . . . . . . CB 32 Evan Pulliam . . . . . . LB 33 Danny Anthrop . . . WR 34 Sean Lydster. . . . . . . . S 35 Ja'Whaun Bentley . . LB 36 Danny Ezechukwu . LB 37 Paul Griggs. . . . . . . . . K 38 Kyle Marzec . . . . . . WR 39 Joe Gilliam . . . . . . . . LB 40 Kendrick Adams . . . FB 40 Collin Link . . . . . . . . LB 42 Andy James Garcia . . LB 43 Jacob Anderson . . . . TE 44 Landon Feichter . . . . S 45 Lane Beeler . . . . . . . RB 46 Race Johnson . . . . . .DB 47 Micah Budzinski . . . TE 50 Jesse Schmitt . . . . . . LS 50 Keiwan Jones . . . . . .DT 51 Bearooz Yacoobi . . .OL 51 John Strauser . . . . . .DE 52 Johnny Daniels . . . .DT 53 Kirk Barron . . . . OG/C 54 Jack DeBoef . . . . . . .OT 54 Jake Replogle . . . . . .DT 55 Ryan DeBusk . . . . . .DE 57 Robert Kugler . . . . . . C 59 Langston Newton . .DE 64 Dakota Jelinek . . . . .OL 66 Cameron Cermin . .OL 67 Eric Swingler . . . . . .OL 69 John Bednar. . . . . . . LS 70 Jordan Roos . . . . . . .OL 71 Corey Clements . . . .OL 72 Jason King . . . . . . . .OL 73 J.J. Prince . . . . . . . . .OL 74 Martesse Patterson .OL 75 David Hedelin . . . . .OL 76 Jason Tretter. . . . . . .OL 77 Joey Warburg . . . . . .OL 80 Alex Egurbide . . . . WR 81 Keenan Schon . . . . WR 82 Alex Hilger . . . . . . . WR 83 B.J. Knauf . . . . . . . . WR 84 Justin Sinz . . . . . . . . TE 85 Jordan Jurasevich . . TE 86 Gabe Holmes . . . . . . TE 87 Shane Mikesky. . . . WR 88 Cole Herdman . . . . . TE 89 Jalani Phillips. . . . . .DE 90 Will Colmery . . . . . .DE 91 Conor Sweeney . . . .DE 92 Ryan Watson . . . . . .DT 94 Grant Ellington . . . . LS 95 Evan Panfil . . . . . . . .DE 96 Ryan DeBusk . . . . . .DE 97 Michael Rouse III . .DT 98 Will Schott . . . . . . . .DE 99 Ryan Russell. . . . . . .DE 2 Darian Hicks . . . . . . CB 3 Mike Sadler . . . . . . . . . P 4 Michael Geiger . . . . . .K 4 Malik McDowell . . . DL 5 DeAnthony Arnett .WR 6 Mylan Hicks. . . . . . . .LB 6 Damion Terry . . . . . QB 7 Demetrious Cox . . . . . S 7 Tyler O'Connor . . . . QB 8 Lawrence omas . . DL 9 Montae Nicholson. . DB 10 Matt Morrissey . . . . DB 11 Colar Kuhns. . . . . . . QB 11 Jamal Lyles . . . . . . . . .TE 12 R.J. Shelton . . . . . . .WR 13 Robert Aiello . . . . . .WR 13 Vayante Copeland . . CB 14 Chris Laneaux . . . . . . . S 14 Tony Lippett . . . . . .WR 15 Brandon Sowards . .WR 15 Trae Waynes . . . . . . CB 16 Aaron Burbridge . . .WR 16 Tommy Vento . . . . . QB 17 Trey Kilgore . . . . . . .WR 18 Connor Cook . . . . . . QB 18 Michael Topolinski . .LB 19 AJ Troup . . . . . . . . . .WR 20 Nick Hill . . . . . . . . . . RB 20 Jalen Watts-Jackson DB 21 Andre Sims Jr. . . . . .WR 21 Justin Williams . . . . CB 22 Paul Andrie . . . . . . . QB 22 Delton Williams . . . RB 23 Chris Frey . . . . . . . . .LB 24 Kevin Cronin . . . . . . . .K 24 Gerald Holmes . . . . RB 25 Jake Hartbarger . . . . . . P 25 Keith Mumphery . .WR 26 RJ Williamson . . . . . . . S 26 Austin Wolfe . . . . . .WR 27 Kurtis Drummond . . . S 28 Madre London. . . . . RB 29 Mark Meyers . . . . . . . . S 30 Riley Bullough. . . . . .LB 31 T.J. Harrell . . . . . . . . .LB 32 Zac Leimbach . . . . . . . S 32 Nick Tompkins . . . . CB 33 Jeremy Langford . . . RB 33 Jon Reschke . . . . . . . .LB 34 Taiwan Jones . . . . . . .LB 34 Brock Makaric . . . . .WR 35 Jalyn Powell . . . . . . . . . S 36 Arjen Colquhoun . . CB 36 Phillip-Michael Williams. . . . . . . . . . RB 37 Trevon Pendleton . . .FB 38 Byron Bullough . . . . .LB 39 Jermaine Edmondson CB 40 Collin Lucas . . . . . . . .FB 41 Gerald Owens . . . . . RB 43 Ed Davis . . . . . . . . . . .LB 44 Marcus Rush . . . . . . DE 45 Darien Harris . . . . . .LB 47 Matt Rea. . . . . . . . . . .FB 48 Pat Rhomberg . . . . . .LB 49 Shane Jones . . . . . . . .LB 50 Sean Harrington . . . .LB 51 Dillon Alexander. . . DL 52 Taybor Pepper . . . . . SN 53 Peter DePorre . . . . . .LB 54 Connor Kruse . . . . . OG 55 Miguel Machado . . . OL 56 Leland Ewing. . . . . . SN 56 Enoch Smith Jr. . . . . DL 57 Adam Brown . . . . . . OG 58 Devyn Salmon . . . . . . . C 59 David Beedle . . . . . . DT 60 Casey Schreiner. . . . OL 61 James Bodanis . . . . . OL 62 Tyler Topolinski . . . DE 63 Travis Jackson . . . . . OL 64 Brandon Clemons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OG/DL 65 Brian Allen. . . . . . . . OL 66 Jack Allen . . . . . . . . . . . C 67 Zach Higgins . . . . . . OG 68 Jeremy Schram . . . . OL 71 Chase Gianacakos . . OL 72 Craig Evans . . . . . . . DT 73 Dennis Finley . . . . . OL 74 Jack Conklin . . . . . . OT 75 Benny McGowan. . . OG 76 Donavon Clark . . . . OL 77 Nick Padla . . . . . . . . OL 79 Kodi Kieler. . . . . . . . OL 80 Dylan Chmura. . . . . .TE 81 Matt Sokol . . . . . . . . .TE 82 Josiah Price . . . . . . . .TE 83 Paul Lang . . . . . . . . . .TE 84 Andrew Gleichert . . .TE 85 Evan Jones . . . . . . . . DE 85 Macgarrett Kings Jr. WR 86 Matt Macksood . . . .WR 87 Tres Barksdale . . . . .WR 88 Monty Madaris . . . .WR 89 Shilique Calhoun . . DE 89 John Jakubik . . . . . .WR 91 Robert Bowers. . . . . DE 92 Joel Heath . . . . . . . . DL 93 Damon Knox . . . . . . DL 94 Montez Sweat . . . . . DE 96 David Fennell . . . . . DL 97 Nathan Conrad . . . . .TE 98 Demetrius Cooper . DE 99 James Kittredge . . . . DL PURDUE BOILERMAKERS ROSTER Five points to ponder MICHIGAN STATE'S 2014 SCHEDULE MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS ROSTER Statistically Speaking When The Boilermakers Have The Ball Per Game Average FBS Rank Purdue Rushing 170.0 67 Michigan State defending the rush 72.0 4 Purdue Passing 181.8 103 Michigan State defending the pass 225.0 t-47 Purdue Scoring 26.2 81 Michigan State scoring defense 20.6 t-31 When The Spartans Have The Ball Per Game Average FBS Rank Michigan State Rushing 239.2 22 Purdue defending the rush 135.2 48 Michigan State Passing 257.2 51 Purdue defending the pass 273.5 105 Michigan State Scoring 45.6 5 Purdue scoring defense 27.7 79 Date Opponent Result 8/29 JACKSONVILLE ST W, 45-7 9/6 @ Oregon L, 27-46 9/20 EASTERN MICHIGAN W, 73-14 9/27 WYOMING W, 56-14 10/4 NEBRASKA W, 27-22 10/11 @ Purdue ---- 10/18 @ Indiana ---- 10/25 MICHIGAN ---- 11/8 OHIO STATE ---- 11/15 @ Maryland ---- 11/22 RUTGERS ---- 11/29 @ Penn State ----