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Nebraska Football: Four Things To Watch Against Purdue

By Oliver Vandervoort

Oct 15, 2016; Bloomington, IN, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. (4) looks to hand off the ball during the second half of the game at Memorial Stadium. The Nebraska Cornhuskers defeated the Indiana Hoosiers 27 to 22. Mandatory Credit: Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 15, 2016; Bloomington, IN, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. (4) looks to hand off the ball during the second half of the game at Memorial Stadium. The Nebraska Cornhuskers defeated the Indiana Hoosiers 27 to 22. Mandatory Credit: Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 15, 2016; West Lafayette, IN, USA; Purdue Boilermakers quarterback David Blough (11) throws a pass against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Ross Ade Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 15, 2016; West Lafayette, IN, USA; Purdue Boilermakers quarterback David Blough (11) throws a pass against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Ross Ade Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /

Can The Huskers Contain David Blough?

Purdue might be headed for another sad sack season, but there is at least one player on the team who is raising eyebrows. Quarterback David Blough has had a surprisingly solid season despite his team being in constant turmoil.

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After last week’s insane game against Iowa, where he completed 30 of 59 passes for 458 yards and five touchdowns, the sophomore is now the Big Ten leader in passing yards. He is also tied for second in the conference in touchdown passes.

So why hasn’t Blough been getting more attention? He’s definitely had a bit of an up and down season. While Blough has 12 touchdown passes, he also has 10 interceptions. That stat, unfortunately for Purdue, also leads the conference.

That could be very bad news for Blough, considering he’s going up against one of the best ball hawking secondaries in the country this week. The Nebraska football team is tied for the conference lead and tied for 5th in the nation in passes picked off with 11.

Blough already has one game under his belt where he’s thrown five interceptions and has just one game this year where he didn’t throw a single interception. That game, against Maryland oddly enough, they lost 50-7.

Blough is also scary because he’s able to do a little bit of damage with his feet. This isn’t a Tommy Armstrong type guy, but he straight killed the Huskers, rushing for 82 yards and a touchdown and an inteception. That’s a career high.

If the Nebraska football team wants to win and win big on Saturday, they’re going to have to find a way to contain the Purdue signal caller.

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