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sar said, was when backup QB Kenny Guiton hit Devin Smith up the left sideline for a 39-yard strike into Purdue territory. Purdue lost coverage on the play, allowing for an easy pass- and-catch. "They ran a deep-over route and we didn't squeeze it the way we wanted to from the backside and carry the guy all the way across the field," Tibe- sar explained. and then he had too much time. They had five guys out and only five guys in to protect against a four-man rush and so that means you have a minimum of three one-on-ones and we didn't generate enough pass rush. That's a long-developing throw; we didn't get the pass rush we wanted and we didn't squeeze the route the way we wanted to. The result of both of those things ends up being their biggest play of the game for 39 yards when they needed it the most." "We zoned off Purdue collected four turnovers, including this Bruce Gaston fumble recov- ery. The Boilermaker defense fared much better at the line of scrimmage, defensive coordinator Tim Tibesar said. into the lineup. The redshirt freshman started his first career game at right guard, in place of Devin Smith. "Kugler played excellent and grad- Purdue's offensive line might have had its best game of the season. The Boilermakers didn't allow a KUGLER'S ADDITION HELPS LINE sack, and generated 117 yards rushing, albeit on only three yards a carry. Part of the reason for the play might have been Robert Kugler's insertion ed out outstanding," Nord said. "He was a great addition for us. He sees ev- erything and understands everything because he is so smart and he's tough enough and fights very well. "And I think the running game takes Tom Campbell have to play gap sound and the run first and it keeps them from teeing off on your O-line a little bit better." line was much better vs. Ohio State than it was a week before against Wis- consin. Why? "The big difference D-LINE STEPS UP Purdue's defensive BOILER UP a little pressure off your passing game. When you're spread out all the time like I was the last couple weeks, where you only have one back in the backfield or no backs in the backfield, they can lay their ears back a little bit more and don't have to be as gap sound. When you have two backs in there, then they have," Tibesar said. "And then the D-line has to make more plays. "Wisconsin came in and it jammed every- body up in there and ran the ball on the edges and your DBs have to be your primary tackle play- ers and take on blockers and those things right in the box. This game suited us a little bit better from a style standpoint, but at the same time, I thought we played with between Ohio State and Wisconsin is that Ohio State spreads you out, so then our DBs are cov- erage players, which is what we're a little more suited for with the size of our DBs and what we pad level and footwork better TM up front. We came off blocks and made tackles, which is what we need our D- line to do for us. " j Shop the Follett's Purdue Bookstores for the best selection of football apparel and gifts! Find us faceboo FOLLETT'S PURDUE BOOKSTORES Boiler - Purdue West - Black and Gold Mine follettspurdue.com GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 23, EXPRESS 8 • 25