If the Buckeyes are looking to tongue-whip a Boilermaker, they could do better than to pick on quarterback Drew Brees, a feisty sort who will have ample opportunity to throw the shots back in their faces. Take kicker Travis Dorsch instead. Please, some Purdue fans would say. Dorsch has felt their wrath for three seasons, to the point that he says road games are more enjoyable than those at home, where Purdue will play Ohio State on Saturday with the inside track to the Rose Bowl at stake. He ran off the field with raised arms and gave the crowd the No. 1 sign with his middle fingers.
Special teams have to clean it up.
Guys need to start taking pride,'' he said. In the last three weeks, the special teams have made two winning plays. Besides Dorsch's winning kick against Michigan, Ashante Woodyard's return of a blocked field goal attempt for a touchdown last weekend gave Purdue an overtime win at Wisconsin. I had a full head of hair when I started this season,'' said coach Joe Tiller, who is bald. I've never been through anything like this.