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ball team meet with fans as they walk across the John T. Myers Pedestrian Bridge between Lafayette and West Lafayette. Fans of all ages are invited to join Purdue Pete, the spirit squad, Boiler- maker Special and community leaders. The walk begins about 5:40 p.m. The pep rally will start at 7 p.m. at the Class of 1980 courtyard between the Purdue Memorial Union and Stewart Center. struction on SR 25 and Interstate 65, as well as construction on U.S. 52 be- Due to the high amount of con- CONSTRUCTION CONCERNS THURSDAY Game tween SR 25 and West Lafayette, all effort should be made to avoid the area if possible. The following is a guide for those arriving Saturday from out of the community. R Arrivals from the north via Interstate 65 should utilize U.S. 231 South at Exit 193 and proceed to Ross-Ade Stadium by following U.S. 231 South signage. R Arrivals from the north also can utilize SR 43 South at Exit 178 and proceed to Ross-Ade Stadium by following football traffic signage to U.S. 52 (Sagamore Parkway). R Arrivals from the south via In- Minnesota at UNLV FRIDAY ON TAP Time (ET) 11 p.m. No. 24 Boise State at No. 13 Michigan State SATURDAY Western Michigan at Illinois Indiana State at Indiana Iowa vs. Northern Illinois* 8 p.m. Noon No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 8 Michigan^ Southern Miss at No. 17 Nebraska Northwestern at Syracuse Miami (Ohio) at No. 18 Ohio State Ohio at Penn State Eastern Kentucky at Purdue Northern Iowa at No. 12 Wisconsin 8 p.m. terstate 65 should utilize either SR 38 West at exit 168 or SR 26 West at Exit 172. SR 38 will turn into Main Street and will intersect with SR 26 at which point traffic should continue west- bound into West Lafayette on SR 26. R Arrivals from the south via U.S. 231 should continue to follow U.S. 231 North signage to Ross-Ade Stadium. Please note that there may be some delays due to construction in the area of U.S. 231 and South River Road about a mile south of the West Lafayette city limits. news from around the Big Ten and Purdue' The following is a look at the latest s opponents this season. THE SLATE TV CBS Sports Network ESPN 3:30 p.m. 8 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Noon Noon Noon * Soldier Field, Chicago, ^ Cowboy Stadium, Arlington, Texas Source: Danny Sheridan, Wednesday 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. ESPN BTN BTN ESPNU BTN ESPNU ABC ABC/ESPN2 ESPN2 BTN Line Minnesota –8.5 MSU -7 Illinois -10.5 None Iowa -10 Alabama -13.5 Nebraska -20 NU -1.5 OSU -23 PSU -6 None None portant players leſt and right with the season approaching. Most notable is star running Purdue's Week 2 op- ponent, Notre Dame, is losing im- back Cierre Wood, who ran for 1,100 yards last season, 191 of them against the Boilermakers. Wood was suspended for the Legends Division Team Michigan State* Michigan Nebraska Iowa Northwestern Minnesota Wisconsin*^ Penn State PURDUE Ohio State Illinois Indiana Leaders Division Team BIG TEN STANDINGS (FINAL 2011) Big Ten/Pct. 7-1/.875 6-2/.750 5-3/.625 4-4/.500 3-5/.375 2-6/.250 * Division Champion / ^ Big Ten Champion Big Ten/Pct. 6-2/.750 6-2/.750 4-4/.500 3-5/.375 2-6/.250 0-8/.000 quences," Kelly said as part of that statement. Teammate Justin Utopo, a back- Division/Pct. 4-1/.800 3-2/.600 3-2/.600 2-3/.400 2-3/.400 1-4/.200 Division/Pct. 4-1/.800 4-1/.800 3-2/.600 3-2/.600 1-4/.200 0-5/.000 Overall/Pct. 10-3/.769 10-2/.833 9-3/.750 7-5/.583 6-6/.500 3-9/.250 Overall/Pct. 11-2/.846 9-3/.750 7-6/.538 6-6/.500 6-6/.500 1-11/.083 up linebacker, was also suspended for two games. Notre Dame was already smart- first two games of the season — games against Navy in Dublin, Ireland, and Purdue in South Bend — for what Irish coach Brian Kelly called in a statement violations of team rules. "Our players are aware of the ing from the loss of starting corner- back Lo Wood for the season. He ruptured his Achilles during camp and will require surgery. Wood's loss, though, is more sig- standards I set for our program and that failure to meet my ex- pectations will result in conse- nificant for an offense breaking in a new quarterback. Sophomore Ever- ett Golson has been named the Irish starter, albeit at least in Week 1 by default, since returnee Tommy Rees is suspended for the Navy game fol- lowing an offseason arrest. transfers when wide receiver Devon Smith and corner Derrick Thomas joined the Thundering Herd. Smith caught 25 passes for 402 yards and a pair of touchdowns for the Nittany Lions last season. Thom- as played in nine games at Penn State last season. Both will be immediately eli- Marshall, Purdue's Week 4 opponent, add- ed a pair of Penn State gible per the NCAA's allowance to those players who've opted to leave State College in the wake of the mas- sive sanctions levied against the Penn State program aſter the Jerry San- dusky scandal. GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • volume 23, express 1 • 26