Purdue announces B1G schedule as Boilermakers to play rare road opener

Purdue will have a rare road game to open Big Ten play, as the Boilermakers begin conference play at Northwestern on Friday, Dec. 1. For the second straight season, Purdue will have only 4 home games in its first half of the league schedule, before having the bulk of its home games in February, as the Boilermakers and the B1G announced the conference schedule on Tuesday. It’s the first time since the 2017-18 season that Purdue will open B1G play on the road. The Boilermakers will then play host to Iowa on Monday, Dec. 4. In the previous 6 years…