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sota, the seventh team, headed to the Heart of Dal- las Bowl. The Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, in its Sunday pro- jection, is unable to select a qualifying team from the Big Ten. Rob Henry played wide receiver, running back and quarterback vs. Minnesota and is likely to do the same against Penn State. tors and marines with disabilities resulting from their service to our country. Also, KC-135s from Grissom Tom Campbell teams from the Big Ten. CollegeFootballNews.com, nior writer Tom Di- enhart also leaves the slot for the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl empty, with only seven qualifying BTN.com se- Air Reserve Base will fly over the stadium before kickoff, the "All- American" Marching will offer mu- sic to honor U.S. Armed Forces, and a video salute with messages from current Purdue football players will be presented on the scoreboard. ing lost four straight, they've been predictably knocked out of major bowl projections. CBSSports.com has only sev- With the Boilermakers hav- FALLING OUT en Big Ten teams qualifying with a minimum six victories required postseason play, with Minne- however, thinks the Boilermakers will win three of their last four to get to six wins. And in its Mon- day projection, the website has Purdue playing Kent State in the Dec. 26 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. The game features the No. 8 selec- tion from the Big Ten vs. the MAC's No. 2. HENRY A UTILITY MAN Rob Henry was a big part of Pur- due's game plan vs. Minnesota, play- game, as well. "It' fun to be out there," Henry said. "I s not fun to lose, but it was was gassed a few times; I forgot what it felt like to play that much. But I'll keep doing what I'm doing: Work hard every day and try to make myself a better football player and help the team any way I can." Henry finished with his first- career catch for 11 yards and had 17 yards rushing on his six carries. Plus, he was 5-of-6 passing for 52 yards, including a long of 25, with a touchdown. The last Boilermaker to com- plete a pass, have a rush attempt and a reception in the same game was Curtis Painter in his final col- lege game against Indiana in 2008. Henry played about 40 snaps against the Gophers but said he wasn't sure how much he' into the game against Penn State. It's likely, though, that he will d factor play just as much. "I feel like I'm a pretty versatile player, ing three positions and seeing his most relevant snaps of the season. The junior lined up as a re- ceiver and running back, and he played quarterback late in the three of the four games neces- sary to qualify for a bowl, it will be have to shatter recent trends. In his first three years as head coach at Purdue, Hope is 4-8 in his last four regular season games. If the Boilermakers are to win " Henry said. FAST FINISH? Danny Anthrop has scored a rushing and receiving TD this season, one of the few true freshmen to do so in Purdue's history. Tom Campbell Boilermaker head man have been in 2010 when he won four of five contests between Weeks 2 and 6 and three of four games during the 2009 Big Ten season. The last time the Boilermak- His best winning streaks as the ers won three of four to close out a regular season was 2006. The most recent occurrence of winning four straight to close the regular season was 1998 under Joe Tiller. The team finished that season with a 37-34 win over No. 4 Kansas State in the Alamo Bowl. opportunities vs. Minnesota, on four extra points, but he was glad MCCARTNEY JOB BACK Sam McCartney got only four reception in the fourth quar- ter against Minnesota, Danny Anthrop became just one of five Boilermakers to have a rushing and receiving touch- down as a true freshman. Here's the list: 2012: Danny Anthrop 2004: Dorien Bryant 1997: Vinny Sutherland 1992: Mike Alstott 1991: Corey Rogers ANTHROP JOINS EXCLUSIVE CLUB With his 25-yard scoring to be back on the field. The redshirt freshman won back Purdue's primary place-kick- ing job a week after Paul Griggs struggled at Ohio State, missing three kicks. Two were blocked. McCartney held the position through the first two-and-a-half GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 23, EXPRESS 9 • 29