GoldandBlack.com video: Purdue co-DC/secondary coach Ron English talks Iowa and more

Purdue (5-3 overall; 3-2 Big Ten) is deep into preparation for a big game at home on Saturday vs. Iowa (4-4, 2-3), kicking off at noon ET. A victory will keep the Boilermakers in contention for the Big Ten West title in what shapes up to be a big month. Win out, and Purdue will punch its ticket to the league title game as West Division champs.

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Purdue co-defensive coordinator/secondary coach Ron English talked about how the unit looks coming off a bye week following a 35-24 loss at Wisconsin, which was Purdue’s worst outing of the season. The Boilermaker defense has work to do in the back-end, where there have been issues stopping the deep pass. And injuries are threatening to compromise the secondary, too.

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“I tell players all week, if you don’t play as hard as you can in practice and you don’t play as hard as you can on these Saturdays, we’re gonna struggle,” said English. “It’ll be interesting to see. I’m kind of excited to see how we play Saturday.”