GoldandBlack.com Saturday Simulcast: Purdue-Oregon State Recap

A long night for Purdue, who lost 38-21 at Oregon State. In this game, the Beavers dominated time of possession with a tough running game. Mike Carmin, Tom Dienhart and Alan Karpick of GoldandBlack.com analyze it all.

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More on the loss against Oregon State

Things didn't go much better for Purdue after last weekend's horrific loss to Notre Dame, as the Boilermakers fell to Oregon State 38-21 late Saturday night in Corvallis.

The Beavers ran for 345 yards against a beleaguered Purdue defense that didn't get off the field in the second half.

Things didn't go much better for Purdue after last weekend's horrific loss to Notre Dame, as the Boilermakers fell to Oregon State 38-21 late Saturday night in Corvallis.

The Beavers ran for 345 yards against a beleaguered Purdue defense that didn't get off the field in the second half.

Purdue committed an early turnover in the red zone, then got stopped on fourth down on another red zone opportunity and did little else the rest of the game. Oregon State also scored a touchdown on a fluke interception. The Beavers did not lose the ball.

PDF: Purdue-Oregon State Stats

A few brief insights…

• Purdue is having real problems on defense right now, especially in the running game. They don't look physical enough, fast enough or disciplined enough. They continue to miss tackles and sometimes take bad angles.

That's a bad combination.

With seven minutes left, Purdue attempted an onside kick while trailing by ten points, suggesting that they had no confidence in their ability to get the ball back.

However, the ball went back into play as Oregon State scored its fourth rushing touchdown of the evening, putting the visitors under pressure.

• You owe your own luck, right? But Purdue was awfully lucky because the pick-six was a fluke, a one-in-a-million chance. But it wouldn't have mattered if a key block had been made.

Oregon State may have had generous space on a third down attempt to start its late first-half possession that eventually resulted in a field goal. Ryan Walters thought the Beavers were short and immediately called a timeout, giving Oregon State time to drive down the field rather than last the half. But Purdue gave up large swaths of space there too easily, too.

• Purdue seemed to expand its read-option running game, which enlivened its ground attack but also led to that costly first turnover based on what seemed like a rocky exchange between Card and Mockobee. The Boilermakers' game plan did not suggest much confidence in their wide receiver group, without Jahmal EdrineNo Purdue wide receiver totaled more than five yards.