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VOLUME 23, EX 7 • OCT. 17, 2012 Inside | Previewing Ohio State 7-11 | Gallery: UW 13–14 Featuring Landon Feichter 17–18 | Football recruiting 35-36 NO PANIC SClardie@GoldandBlack.com BY STACY CLARDIE trick plays, a new blitz on defense. Maybe he will shuffle the depth chart and cut back snaps for some players. But make wholesale changes? Not a Maybe Danny Hope will throw in some wrinkles to the game plan, a couple chance. Despite a dismal start to Big Ten play in which Purdue has been outscored 82-27 and with unbeaten No. 7 Ohio State up this week, Hope is staying the course and won't make any drastic moves. "We're not going to change what we've been working on for the last several weeks or the bread-and-butter plays of our of- fense or the bread-and-butter packages of our defense, ecute them better. "But we're not going to change what " Hope said. "We have to ex- we do and what we believe in." Though Hope is quick to say that he's disappointed with the last two games, he's also not buying into the "Chicken Little" the- ory and believes his players can correct their mistakes and compete to win games again. Purdue's Leaders Division hopes have likely been sacked with back-to-back blowout losses to start Big Ten play. But Caleb TerBush and Coach Danny Hope believe there's still plenty to play for. "Let those around us rant and rave and show signs of panic," he said. "We have to show signs of strength and composure." les led Purdue in the loss to Wisconsin, said the Boilermakers are far from happy with their start to Big Ten play. A touch of anger isn't bad either. Safety Landon Feichter, whose 12 tack- Tom Campbell focus in practice, a renewed desire for play- ers to "do your job" and, ultimately then, work better as a unit. "We know these past two weeks He's hoping that shows up with more THE NUMBERS 3-3 Wisconsin's 467 rushing yards is the second best all-time by an opponent. 573 1947 8,771 haven't been very good, and that's not Purdue football we've been playing, ter said. "We're going to bounce back and " Feich- become the first Purdue coach in history to defeat OSU three times. Purdue's record against Ohio State in the last six games. Danny Hope is looking to The most rushing yards ever gained against Purdue (Michigan State, 1971). of 75 yards or longer. The program had never had two 80-plus yard scoring runs in the same season until Brandon Cottom and Akeem Hunt did it this year. since the Boilermakers last won in Columbus. As of Saturday, it will be the number of days it has been we have a family mentality. We're going to know if the offense is down, the defense has to come up. If the defense is down, the offense is going to have to come up. "I think we're a little more ticked off. We pected to upend the Buckeyes in Colum- bus, a place they haven't won since 1988. In those eight consecutive losses, Ohio State Perhaps it'll help that Purdue isn't ex- " GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 23, EXPRESS 7 • 1 The last time Purdue has had two different backs with touchdowns want it more. We realize that. It's unfortu- nate that we had to realize that under these circumstances, but we're going to come back and finish strong.