Barry Odom has been getting a crash course in Purdue football history all season.

The first-year Boilermakers coach jumped right into the scheduling debate this summer by calling out the school’s biggest rival, Indiana. He learned the nuances of the Shillelagh Trophy game against Notre Dame and the Cannon Trophy game against Illinois, and this week he’s getting briefed on the Boilermakers surprising success against Ohio State.

Now Odom is using those courses as the teacher for a roster that has few players who have suited up against the Buckeyes.

“It’s such a big game for a number of reasons. You go back and look historically at some of the successes Purdue has had in this game and you want to be used in as many ways as you can for your program,” Odom said. “It’s our job to teach, to co

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