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Jeff Brohm comments on his clock management in Purdue’s loss to Penn State
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Jeff Brohm and Purdue ended up losing in heartbreaking fashion to Penn State on Thursday, 35-31. The Boilermakers HC commented on how the team could have done better to managing the clock late in the 4th quarter.
Purdue tried to milk as much of the clock as possible late in the 4th quarter, but left too much time on the clock for Penn State’s Sean Clifford to mount a game-winning drive.
Brohm knows his team needs to finish ball games better per Nat Newell of Indy Star:
Offensively, we weren’t able to close out the game, that’s disappointing. We had our chances. They started loading the box with tight coverage across the board and we just needed to make a few more contested plays. We had the one overturned that was disappointing. (We had) another open corner route on third down and slightly underthrew it and they were able to break it up. Make those plays and the game is over.
Purdue will now need to look ahead to its next matchup on the schedule, and forget about what could have been. The Boilermakers play Indiana State on Sept. 10 at home.
“We got some mojo going in the second half and it helped us to a degree,” Brohm said. “But at the end, we probably put too much pressure on the passing game. … Yes, we need to figure out other ways to move the ball.”
Here’s the full video of his post-game presser:
Grant Bricker covers the B1G for Saturday Tradition. His previous stops include the Williamson Homepage and Nashville Post.