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    Purdue football falls under the state of Michigan

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    EAST LANSING, Mich. – Purdue football certainly had its chances Friday night.

    But like games two through 10, game 11 ended with Boilermaker disappointing.

    The Boilermakers had the ball in the final minutes with a chance to tie – or win – against Michigan State on Friday night at Spartan Stadium.

    Just as has been the case all season, Purdue made too many mistakes to overcome in a 24-17 loss to the Spartans.

    Hudson Card recorded his second 300-yard game as a Boilermaker, but it was the 75 yards that didn’t count after slipping through Jahmal Edrine’s fingertips with 5:18 to go that seemed to ultimately seal Purdue’s fate.

    The Boilermakers finally turned the ball over on downs and Michigan State converted a fourth-and-1 with 1:55 to go, sending Purdue to a 10th straight loss.

    Purdue Football’s mistakes are costly early

    Nose tackle Mo Omonode had to travel from the middle of the field to the sideline on a third-and-17 and ultimately became the last resort that forced Michigan State into a field goal early in the second quarter.

    That play looked important when Purdue got the ball down 10-3. Two plays later, Michigan State blew up a handoff in the backfield. Devin Mockobee fumbled and the Spartans recovered.

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    Still, the Purdue defense put Michigan State up again two plays later on third-and-17, helped by Trey Smith making a small tackle in the backfield. An errant pass from Aidan Chile was picked up by Dillon Thieneman, returned deep into Spartan territory and looked like a game-changing moment.

    Instead, the play was negated when Tarrion Grant was flagged for pass interference. Another two plays and another third down for Michigan State later turned into a first down when Jeffrey M’Ba shoved a Michigan State player and was assessed an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. Nathan Carter scored on a two-yard run.

    Purdue had a bad snap that was mishandled on a 30-yard field goal attempt on the ensuing sequence, leading to a blocked kick.

    Michigan State piles on Purdue’s misery in the first half

    That blocked Freehill field goal attempt was the latest misery in a season full of first halves.

    After being defeated 24-3 by the Spartans on Friday night, Purdue has now been outscored 208-53 in the first half of this season. Keep in mind that Purdue led 21-0 at halftime against Indiana State on August 31. Against ten FBS opponents, Purdue’s first half lead was 208-32.

    Freehill’s 40-yard field goal with 9:17 to go in the first quarter marked the first first-quarter points for Purdue in five road games this season. Purdue has only 13 points in the first quarter all season and its lone touchdown came in the season opener.

    Sam King covers sports for the Journal & Courier. Email him at [email protected] and follow him on X and Instagram @samueltking.

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