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GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 25, EXPRESS 9 • 33 dy and the Battle of the Bulge. Noel became a Purdue grad- uate and a successful business- man in Indianapolis in addition to one of the original sharehold- ers of Gold and Black Illustrated. He will answer questions about his war experiences and how they changed his life. Noel will have WWII maps, pictures and other memorabilia. He recently participated in an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., to visit the new World War II Monument. Clayton Richard, a pitcher with the Arizona Diamondbacks orga- nization, will be on hand as well. For more information, con- tact Jim Vruggink at 765-494- 2086 or by email at JVruggink@ Purdue.edu. THE NEXT THREE Nov. 8, vs. Wisconsin The Badgers head to Rut- gers this weekend to take on the Scarlet Knights. Rutgers might be without its starting quarterback Gary Nova, who suffered a knee injury in a 42-24 loss at Nebraska. Nova took reps at practice on Wednes- day but is still questionable for Saturday. For the Badgers, Melvin Gor- don, who ranks fourth nationally in rushing with 1,168 yards, faces a Rutgers defense that gives up almost 30 points per game. Last week, the Badgers throt- tled Maryland 52-7 at home. The visitors' only points came with 57 seconds left to play. The Bad- IN THE OPPOSITE CORNER Comments from the last and next opposing coaches: Minnesota coach Jerry Kill "It was a wild game. Tons of adversity and tons of different kind of situations. We came in at halftime and I visited with the kids and I said, 'Hey, listen. Good teams find a way to win. We are going to find out about your character and we are going to find out if you are a good team.' "We came out and did good things in the second half, and we overcame adversity. "We had some mental breakdowns on the defensive side of the ball and a couple of kicking game errors which we are not used to and (Purdue) had a lot of speed." Nebraska coach Bo Pelini "I think (Purdue is a) well-coached football team who has gotten better. You watch where they were a year ago compared to now and it's like night and day, which doesn't surprise me. Darrell Hazell is a heckuva coach and they have some really good coaches on that staff. (John) Shoop over there on of - fense has been around for a long time is a really good coach. They do a good job de- fensively. "It's a pro- gram that's on the rise. I think they're going to continue to get better." Scot Bruhn, Nebraska Bo Pelini is impressed with how improved Purdue is after four weeks of the Big Ten season. OFFENSE Quarterback: Austin Appleby Running backs: Raheem Mostert, Akeem Hunt, Keyante Green Fullback: Brandon Cottom Wide receivers: Danny Anthrop, DeAngelo Yancey, Gregory Phillips Wide receivers: Cameron Posey, Trae Hart Tight ends: Gabe Holmes, Justin Sinz, Dolapo Macarthy, Jordan Jurasevich Left tackle: David Hedelin Left guard: Jason King Center: Robert Kugler Right guard: Jordan Roos Right tackles: Cameron Cermin, J.J. Prince DEFENSE Defensive ends: Ryan Russell, Evan Panfil Nose guards: Ra'Zahn Howard, Ryan Watson Defensive tackle: Jake Replogle Rush ends: Jalani Phillips, Gelen Robinson Weakside linebacker: Danny Ezechukwu Middle linebacker: Ja'Whaun Bentley Strongside linebacker: Jimmy Herman Cornerback: Anthony Brown Strong safety: Frankie Williams Free safety: Taylor Richards, Landon Feichter Cornerback: Da'Wan Hunte, Antoine Lewis SPECIAL TEAMS Place-kicker: Paul Griggs Holder: Thomas Meadows Long-snapper: Jesse Schmitt Kickoffs: Griggs Punter: Meadows Kick returners: Mostert, Hunt Punt returners: Williams Others: Leroy Clark, Dezwan Polk-Campbell, Corey Clements, Jonathan Curry, Andy James Garcia, Robert Gregory, D.J. Knox, Collin Link, Shane Mikesky, Myles Norwood, John Strauser, David Yancey PURDUE LINEUPS VS. MINNESOTA