Trailing 10-0 at the time, freshman tailback King Doerue gave the Purdue offense the spark they had been looking for with an impressive 25-yard run in the second quarter.

Dustin Schutte shared video of the scamper:

https://twitter.com/SchutteCFB/status/1190676474010976256

Fittingly, Doerue would punctuate the drive by catching a three-yard touchdown pass from redshirt freshman Jack Plummer for the Boilermakers’ first points of the day.

Plummer’s second touchdown pass, a 16-yard toss to redshirt freshman Payne Durham, allowed Purdue to take a 14-10 lead into the halftime break.

A product of Tascosa High School in Amarillo, Texas, Doerue was a three-star prospect in the 2019 class. He committed to the Boilermakers over Arkansas, No. 13 Minnesota, Nebraska, Ole Miss and others.

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