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What Purdue’s Jeff Brohm said during his Monday press conference
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Purdue head coach Jeff Brohm spoke to the media on Monday morning ahead of his team’s game this weekend at Minnesota.
It is a big road game for Purdue, who are 2-1 on the year following this this past Saturday’s 27-20 loss to No. 19 Northwestern. The game marked Purdue’s return to the field this weekend after their previous game against Wisconsin was cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols.
After the game at the Golden Gophers, Purdue hosts Rutgers and then Nebraska in subsequent weeks before closing out the season at No. 9 Indiana.
Here is some of what Brohm had to say ahead of Friday’s game at Minnesota who are 1-3 following a 35-7 loss on Saturday to Iowa:
Brohm says he has to do a better job of sticking to the run.
— Tom Dienhart (@TomDienhart1) November 16, 2020
Brohm on Aidan O'Connell: Need to spread things out. Sometimes, you have to run. Needed to tuck the ball and run on his fumble.
— Tom Dienhart (@TomDienhart1) November 16, 2020
Brohm: Thinks Lorenzo Neal has done a good job and gotten better each week.
— Tom Dienhart (@TomDienhart1) November 16, 2020
Brohm: Thinks special teams had best game to date.
— Tom Dienhart (@TomDienhart1) November 16, 2020
Brohm: Thinks DaMarcus Mitchell will be ready to play. Has knack for football. Getting better. Goes hard.
— Tom Dienhart (@TomDienhart1) November 16, 2020
Brohm: Rondale has done everything we ask and more. Will be on field when he's ready.
— Tom Dienhart (@TomDienhart1) November 16, 2020
Brohm answering more questions on Rondale Moore…
• Did he suffer some kind of injury?
"When he's healthy, we will put him on the field."• Is he involved in practice at all?
Brohm: "He's done everything we've asked and more."#Purdue // @WISH_TV— Olivia Ray (@OliviaRayTV) November 16, 2020
George Karlaftis is "way ahead of schedule" in terms of recovery from his injury in the Illinois game according to Jeff Brohm.
— Dakota Simon (@DakotaSimonTV) November 16, 2020
Brohm on Rashod Bateman: Tremendous talent. A guy you have to account for. QB and RB, too.
— Tom Dienhart (@TomDienhart1) November 16, 2020
Brohm on QBs: Jack Plummer and Austin Burton will always be ready. All three QBs will be ready to play.
— Tom Dienhart (@TomDienhart1) November 16, 2020
Jeff Brohm "Like always, we can count on him to do exactly what we ask," on Jackson Anthrop. The CC grad will continue to have a role in the offense coming off shoulder surgery.
— Dakota Simon (@DakotaSimonTV) November 16, 2020