Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg
First off, congrats to the Purdue Boilermakers and head coach Danny Hope, who notched a well-deserved 26-18 victory after so many weeks of near misses.
Purdue capitalized on opportunities and mounted several impressive drives against a very talented Ohio State defense.
Moving onto the Buckeyes, they totally deserved this. Their offense has been a mess for most of the last two seasons, and Terrelle Pryor's development continues to be stunted. Less-gifted quarterbacks seem to be making a lot more progress than Pryor at this point. Today's game is a major indictment of Jim Tressel and his offensive coaching staff. There's no way to sugarcoat it.
When you combine a lack of production with turnovers, it's a recipe for disaster, and Ohio State couldn't hold onto the ball today. The run game did absolutely nothing, continuing a troubling trend, and Pryor put the defense in too big of a hole.
The Buckeyes are no longer top dogs in the Big Ten. That label now belongs to the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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Adam Rittenberg
Rittenberg joined ESPN.com in 2008 after four years at the Arlington Heights (Ill.) Daily Herald, where he covered sports at Notre Dame, Northwestern, DePaul and several other colleges. He lives in Chicago.
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