WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue is running out of time to save its season. The Boilermakers, who entered the season talking about playing for a Big Ten title, have lost their first five conference games and need to win out to become bowl-eligible. Purdue (3-6, 0-5) travels to Iowa on Saturday with its season on the line. The Boilermakers said they were fired up after the previous week’s 44-28 loss at Minnesota and expected a better performance last Saturday against Penn State. Purdue grabbed an early lead against the Nittany Lions before falling apart and losing 34-9. Purdue has been outscored 189-86 in league games. Coach Danny Hope, normally positive in his news conferences, spent most of Tuesday’s session explaining what has gone wrong. ”It is surprising, surprising and baffling in some ways, but again, I think it’s a combination of a lot of things, and a lot of it might be poor management on my part,” he said. ”What they can handle and what I think they can …
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