After beating the Michigan State Spartans in East Lansing last week, the No. 21 Michigan Wolverines are back at the Big House to host the Purdue Boilermakers.

The days of Jeff Brohm leading the Spoilermakers are long gone, but Purdue only lost by two scores to Illinois and USC, and lost to Minnesota by just a touchdown. Under Barry Odom, Purdue is frisky again.

Here’s what Michigan needs to do to avoid the upset on yet another night game.

As my colleague Kyle Yost broke down this week, while Purdue’s offense is only averaging 17.6 points per game in conference play, the Boilermakers have an efficient run game. They are averaging 5.17 rushing yards per game against conference opponents, a Top-25 mark in the country.

Devin Mockobee, who played against Michigan in the 2022 Big Ten Champio

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