April 11, 2015
2015 Purdue Football Schedule
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The offense was sharp for most of the morning in its 111-45 Jersey Scrimmage win over the defense. The Purdue quarterbacks combined to complete 50 of 70 passes for 664 yards and four touchdowns, against no interceptions. The offense retains the black practice jersey until the fall version of the Jersey Scrimmage.
Austin Appleby was extremely efficient as the first quarterback to see action in the scrimmage. He completed his first four passes for 87 yards and a touchdown. That scoring pass was 49 yards over the top to DeAngelo Yancey. Appleby finished 12-14 for 183 yards and that touchdown, with his only incompletions coming by way of a throwaway and a ball batted down at the line of scrimmage.
Danny Etling and David Blough also had strong days behind center. Etling completed five of his first six passes, capped by a 30-yard touchdown strike to mid-year enrollee Anthony Mahoungou. Etling later would find Shane Mikesky behind the defense for a 43-yard touchdown and finished the day 14-24 for 206 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Blough did a little bit of everything from the quarterback spot. He showed off his arm with a 63-yard deep touchdown pass to Dan Monteroso on his fifth attempt of the game. Blough went 24-32 for 275 yards and that score. The redshirt freshman also was affective with his legs. He ran 11 times for 47 yards.
The rushing game also clicked most of the day. Aside from one fumble, the only turnover of the day, the Boilermakers rushed 67 times for 359 yards, an average of 5.4 yards per carry, and four touchdowns. Freshman mid-year enrollee Markell Jones took advantage of his opportunities and used 19 carries to pick up 159 yards and a pair of touchdowns, including a 28-yard touchdown on his second rush. Keyante Green was also a load in the backfield, rushing 15 times for 62 yards and two touchdowns, as he proved difficult to bring down all morning long.
The wide receivers looked sharp, with Monteroso leading the way with seven receptions for 161 yards and a touchdown. Yancey caught six balls for 94 yards and a touchdown, while Mikesky had three catches for 75 yards and a score. Trae Hart had a team-high eight receptions totaling 52 yards.
Though it came up on the losing end, the defense had a handful of solid performances. Ja'Whaun Bentley led the way with eight tackles, while Evan Pulliam and Andy James Garcia both had seven. Antoine Miles found his way to the backfield on several occasions, coming up with 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. Will Colmery also got to the quarterback on multiple occasions, registering two sacks and a safety. The defense scored two safeties and came up with one fumble recovery, while also notching 9.5 tackles for loss and six sacks.
The Boilermakers have one week of spring practice left, capped by the annual Spring Game next Saturday.
The Boilermakers have four more springs practices, including the Jersey Scrimmage and Spring Game, all of which are free and open to the public. Monday's practice has been moved up 45 minutes from 3:30 to 2:45 p.m. at Mollenkopf or Bimel. The remaining weekday practices will be held either indoors at Mollenkopf or, weather permitting, outside at the Bimel Complex and begin at approximately 3:30 p.m. ET. Each practice will be about two hours long. The remaining practice schedule is below.
2015 Purdue Spring Schedule
April 13 -- 2:45 p.m. Mollenkopf or Bimel
April 14 - 3:30 p.m. Mollenkopf or Bimel
April 17 - 3:30 p.m. Mollenkopf or Bimel
April 18 - Spring Game - 1 p.m. Ross-Ade Stadium