![]() ![]() Morales, Sutherland and tight end Tim Stratton each had 100 or more yards receiving, marking only the second time that three Purdue receivers reached the century mark in a game. While Brees called his four interceptions "terrible," Ohio State wasn't able to capitalize on its three picks in the first half, going three-and-out each time. Sutherland caught the pass in the right flat, and then flashed his famous speed, outracing a Buckeye defender into the corner of the end zone. Sutherland had just returned to the game after going to the locker room to receive fluids intravenously after cramping. ![]() Brees passed 19 yards to Vinny Sutherland for a 24-20 lead with 5:18 remaining. On Purdue's next possession, the Boilermakers converted on four third-and-5 situations, driving 90 yards in 13 plays. On third-and-goal from the 5, Brees was flushed from the pocket to his left and, while backpedaling to avoid the rush, he passed to John Standeford for a touchdown. The Buckeyes took a 13-10 lead into the final 15 minutes, with Purdue's points coming on a 2-yard run by Steve Ennis, following Akin Ayodele's interception of a deflected pass at the OSU 45-yard line, and a 34-yard Travis Dorsch field goal.īrees finally got the offense untracked with a great individual play two minutes into the final quarter. His 39 completions in 65 attempts both were the second-most in his career, behind only his 55-for-83 night at Wisconsin in 1998.īut until the fourth quarter, Ohio State's defense was keeping the Boilermakers out of the end zone. If you intercept him four times, you'd think you would win the game."īrees passed for 455 yards. "I know exactly what I'm supposed to do, and I never looked back to the other side," Doss said. Simpson on an underneath route, and Morales sprinted past him, catching the ball 5-10 yards behind the secondary. Knowing the main thing the Buckeyes didn't want to do on Purdue's next possession was let a Boilermaker receiver get behind the secondary, that's exactly what Doss did. Until Doss quickly went from hero to goat. When Jerry Westbrooks scored on a 2-yard run with only 2:16 on the clock to give Ohio State a 27-24 lead, it looked as if the Buckeyes were the ones who could start thinking of making reservations in Pasadena. "It was like God said, `here's the ball,' and I caught it." "We were in man-to-man coverage, Drew tried to throw the ball away and I just made the catch," he said. But I was surprised their linebacker came in so quick up the middle, and the ball slipped out of my hand and sailed high." I was just trying to throw it away, into the ground. "I wasn't even trying to complete the pass. "That was terrible," said Brees, who was picked off four times. Just seconds before, Brees was blitzed by Ohio State linebacker Joe Cooper and his pass in the right flat was intercepted by safety Mike Doss, who returned it 33 yards to the Purdue 2-yard line. 12 Ohio State (6-2, 3-2).Īll that stands between them and Pasadena are a pair of second-division teams, Michigan State and Indiana.īut it took a 21-point fourth quarter and the last gasp Brees to Morales touchdown pass to get it done. The 16th-ranked Boilermakers (7-2 overall, 5-1) grabbed the rest of the Big Ten by the throat with Saturday's victory over No. "What happened at the end, I'm still a little bit in shock." So, is this band of miracle workers a team of destiny? Are they destined to win the Big Ten Conference championship and play in the Rose Bowl? ![]()
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