Purdue takes control in the third quarter as Sycamores fall on Friday night in West Lafayette

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue outscored Indiana State 21-0 in the pivotal third quarter as the Boilermakers pulled away from the Sycamores with the 44-19 win at Ross-Ade Stadium on Friday night in West Lafayette. The Sycamores (0-2) battled Purdue (1-0) evenly over a majority of the first half with Indiana State marching down the field twice against the Boilermaker starting defensive front as quarterback Elijah Owens engineered a pair of first-half scoring drives. Sebastian Lopez’s 28-yard field goal in the first quarter came at the end of the opening drive after Owens’ found BJ Wuest (17 yards) and Jayden…