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Mississippi State football has never played these Big 10 teams

By Ethan Lee

STARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI - OCTOBER 08: Will Rogers #2 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs looks to pass during the game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Davis Wade Stadium on October 08, 2022 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images)
STARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI - OCTOBER 08: Will Rogers #2 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs looks to pass during the game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Davis Wade Stadium on October 08, 2022 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images) /
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Purdue football head coach Ryan Walters
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – JULY 27: Head coach Ryan Walters of the Purdue Boilermakers speaks at Big Ten football media days at Lucas Oil Stadium on July 27, 2023 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /

The Purdue Boilermakers are a Big 10 underdog. Mississippi State football can relate.

Oh hey look another underdog!

While the programs aren’t the exact same by any stretch of the imagination, Mississippi State football can relate to some of the struggles that the Purdue Boilermakers experience.

And yet, these two teams have never played each other.

The Boilermakers have produced stars like Drew Brees and Rondale Moore, but Purdue is still seeking greater success as they try to navigate the Big Ten conference. Purdue’s last Big Ten title came over 20 years ago and they’re looking to find a way to elevate themselves as a program.

With Ryan Walters stepping in to take over as the head coach after the departure of Jeff Brohm, Purdue is aiming for a resurgence. And this program is clearly not a powerhouse, but the Boilermakers have shown potential to be dangerous (see that dominant win Purdue had over Ohio State back in 2018).

Matching up with Purdue would be interesting for the Bulldogs. In theory, State has more talent on its roster (generally speaking) and the Bulldogs play in the SEC, so they’re pretty used to tough tests.

But that’s never a given and Purdue has proven to be pesky.

Pitting these two teams against each other would be fascinating and would provide college football fans with a great matchup between two hungry programs that are both eager to show how far they’ve come from being college football laughing stocks.

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