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In The Opposite Corner Indiana coach Kevin Wilson is now 1-2 in Bucket games. Post-Indiana Notes R Indiana was a 21-point favorite. R Safety Landon Feichter was ejected in the third quarter of the Bucket game on a targeting call. It wiped out an interception — after Feichter's hit, the ball bounced into the air and was caught by Ruben Ibarra — giving the Hoosiers the ball on an "and-goal" situation. More importantly, perhaps, Feichter will be suspended, it is believed, for the first half of Purdue's 2014 season opener on Aug. 30. R Danny Etling's 485-yard passing performance was the eighth-best single-game aerial yardage total in school history. He is also just the second true freshman to throw for more than 400 yards in a game, smashing Kyle Orton's 419-yard effort in the Tom Campbell Indiana coach Kevin Wilson On the win over the Boilermakers "As we always say, we want play our best. There was to get one day better, we made a little bit of ugliness here a big deal about this being our and there, but for the best week. Our emphasis was most part it was a good for this week to have our best win. I'm happy to get the preparation, our best meet- Bucket for the seniors ings, and to go out there and and for the team." honors those who have been generous in their communities. Brees, who was given the award last week, certainly fits the criteria. His organization, the Brees Dream Foundation, has committed and/ or contributed more than $17 million to charitable causes and academic institutions in the New Or- Brittany Brees Student-Athlete Academic Center. Renovated as part of the Mackey Complex project, the academic support space increased from 6,500 to 11,000 square feet. The Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award is named for Minnesota's Tony Dungy and Indiana's Anthony Thompson. Indiana's George Taliaferro was the inaugural recipient of the honor in 2011, followed by Ohio State's Chris Spielman last year. leans, San Diego and West Lafayette communities. In 2007, Brees and his wife, Brittany, made a $2-million gift to Purdue to enhance the studentathlete academic support service area, which now is known as the Drew and Coming Friday to a computer or tablet near you! next show dec. 6 Special guest Ricardo Allen Gold and Black LIVE featuring the staff of GoldandBlack.com Interactive live video-stream sports talk show — ask questions, chat with other fans! Show will stream live on WLFI.com on selected Fridays during football and basketball season. For complete schedule, visit the college page on WLFI.com. Trent Johnson, Agent GoldanDBlack express • volume 24, express 13  •  31

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