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Gold and Black LIVE: Profilebehavior.com's Chad Q. Brown and plenty of Purdue football and hoops talk

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An excellent show today with special guest Chad Q. Brown of Profile Behavior and Purdue football and basketball talk with GoldandBlack.com’s Tom Dienhart and Brian Neubert. Just to let you know, we had technical issues with the replay video on Segment 3 featuring Brian Neubert. Our apologies.

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Key Matchup: Purdue passing game versus Minnesota against the pass

Browne turned in his second clean performance of the season, finishing the Illinois game with a goose egg in the interception column. He didn’t deliver his sharpest performance, with several passes just off target, but he threw for over 300 yards for the third time in six games. His grit continues to show, as he doesn’t back down or shy away from adversity. The next step for Browne lies in consistency, delivering clean performances week after week. He’ll look for his first win on the road as a starter this weekend.

After a 14-catch performance last week, Michael Jackson III has more than double the receptions of any other pass catcher on the squad. Two fumbles, one on offense and one on special teams, marred what otherwise was a career day for the USC and Georgia transfer. Fellow Georgia transfer Nitro Tuggle drips with potential, but a few drops hampered his day. Without star tight end George Burhenn, Purdue needs all hands on deck in the pass game. It saw Chauncey Magwood make his season debut last week, and a breakthrough 60-yard touchdown reception from Corey Smith brought smiles to the Purdue sideline.

While Minnesota ranks 52nd in the FBS, allowing just shy of 200 yards per game, that number doesn’t quite reflect reality. In games against Buffalo and FCS Northwestern State, Minnesota allowed a total of 130 passing yards. Each of the last three opponents (Cal, Rutgers, Ohio State) threw for 249 or more yards on the Gopher secondary. Two of Minnesota’s three interceptions came in the 66-0 rout of Northwestern State, but the Gophers have sacked the opposing quarterback 14 times in just five games.

After earning honorable mention All-Big Ten honors last season, Anthony Smith looks poised to earn postseason recognition once again with 4.5 sacks already. He’s the only Gopher defender with multiple sacks. Do-everything safety Koi Perich burst onto the scene last year when he made the all-conference team as a freshman. He still awaits his first interception of the season, but Browne must know where he’s lined up on every snap. Iowa transfer John Nestor leads the defense with two interceptions and four pass breakups.

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