Aidan O’Connell is trying to earn his second straight opening day start. That’s when O’Connell took over, closing out a victory over Nebraska and leading the Boilermakers past Northwestern before losing the season’s final two games. As Plummer fought his way back, O’Connell solidified his hold on the job and was named the starter for last season’s shortened six-game schedule. The strong-armed 6-foot-5, 220-pounder from Arizona came to Purdue as one of the top quarterbacks in the 2018 recruiting class. Burton enrolled early at UCLA before transferring to Purdue in 2020 after making only one career start with the Bruins.

Source: thestar August 08, 2021 17:48 UTC