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All you can eat: Purdue’s Paul Piferi describes new meal schedule as he transitions from QB to TE

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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It’s not very often that you hear about a quarterback making a transition to the tight end position. But in West Lafayette, that’s what Paul Piferi is attempting to do as a way to best help Purdue on the field in 2020.

Last week, Tom Dienhart of Gold and Black Illustrated reported that Piferi — who would likely be Purdue’s fourth-string quarterback this season — is instead transitioning to tight end. With Jack Plummer, Aidan O’Connell and Austin Burton all competing for the starting QB job, making a position switch was probably the best move for Piferi to see the field.

And while his 6-foot-5, 230-pound frame certainly would allow him to make the switch, Purdue still wants the former QB to put on some weight and muscle before he starts hitting the field. In a Big Ten Network clip, the redshirt freshman described what his new eating habits were like.

Spoiler alert: he’s eating a lot more food, and a lot more often, these days:

Sounds like just about every college student’s dream, right?

Last season was Piferi’s first in West Lafayette, and even though Purdue went through quite a few quarterbacks last season, he wasn’t able to get on the field. We’ll see how quickly he’s able to carve out a role with the Boilermakers at the tight end spot.

Purdue opens the season on Saturday, Oct. 24 against Iowa.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB