Ryan Walters' defense is reeling as Washington meets Purdue, surging from his failures

WEST LAFAYETTE — After consecutive Big Ten wins for the first time since 2022, Purdue football is trying to accomplish something else it hasn't done since that final season under Jeff Brohm. A win Friday would put the Boilermakers above .500 beyond the season's midway point for the first time since Purdue was 5-2 through seven games on its way to a Big Ten West Division title in that 2022 season.