Purdue came up a half-yard short on a fourth-and-15 defensive stop, but otherwise showed positive steps forward in the second year of Barry Odom's tenure against a Power Four opponent. Though the losing streak against P4's reaches 20, Nathan Baird and Sam King analyze how the Wake Forest game showed progress, and room for improvement.

<p>Purdue came up a half-yard short on a fourth-and-15 defensive stop, but otherwise showed positive steps forward in the second year of Barry Odom's tenure against a Power Four opponent. Though the losing streak against P4's reaches 20, Nathan Baird and Sam King analyze how the Wake Forest game showed progress, and room for improvement.</p>

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