Coach Matt Rhule Purdue Press Conference Notes -Did not attend the #Husker volleyball, but commends their grit and hopes to match their intensity -Team is pretty beat up -Ethan Piper (knee), Turner Corcoran (foot) out for the season -Nouredin Nouili out for two weeks or so -Billy Kemp will be out for multiple weeks with MCL sprain -Tommi Hill is day to day -Ty Robinson was absolutely dominant last Saturday -Teddy Prochazka is a starter now, he's OOU (one of us) -When we walk out on Saturday, all but two guys will be underclassmen -Young guys when given a chance are making plays -Players careers always come first when talking about redshirts -Mentions James Williams on the DL -Jacob Hood is back and playing -Our older players fight for us, but the young guys are stepping up with the injuries -Don't care about the score, but rather cares about the execution -Need to grow up on offense this week in terms of taking care of the ball -Purdue is going to come after you defensively -We rushed on offense, causing us to leave too many open plays on the field -Lots of plays we should absolutely hit -Nick Henrich has been a little bit banged up, knee then shoulder -Ben Scott is healthy, expect him to play -Turner Corcoran and Ethan Piper have already started coaching the young guys -Jaidyn Doss will start in the slot -Going with a 5 man rush allowed 5 one on ones, suggested by Coach Coop and Tony White adopted is -When you have so many inside backers you can trust, they can play fast -Blaise Gunnerson is making big jumps, and finding his confidence -Purdue QB Hudson Card is athletic, tough to run down -Sign stealing happens every game. This is why we should have mics in the helmets -Completely different than filming someones signs -Not going to comment on Michigan potentially stealing signs from Nebraska -last week was by far Ty Robinson's best game -RB room will continue to be by committee pending a good week of practice and ball security -Similar defense to Illinois (Purdue HC previously Illinois DC) -NFL scouts want to know about a players character, practice habits, learning habits, etc. -Coach Rhule has to be completely honest to the scouts -One scout called Nebraska the 2nd hardest practicing team he's seen -University of Georgia is the 1st hardest, "we'll catch them" -Visitor side is a real disadvantage in sign stealing and the sun -"Don't change anything that Tom Osborne did" -Trev is always looking ahead for things that can help us win -Doesn't worry about things he can't control
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