NFL scouts stood up and took notice when David Blough passed for 572 yards against a team with a major QB, but the game that really changed his life was yet to come. BEREA What happened to Ohio State that Saturday night seemed impossible. The 2018 Buckeyes (nine players picked in the 2019 NFL draft) were playing at Purdue (zero draftees). Purdue’s emergence from oblivion (9-39 from 2013-16) had taken a hit with a September loss to Eastern Michigan. Ohio State was 7-0 before that Saturday and would go 6-0 after it. On Oct. 20 in West Lafayette, however, Purdue scored first, caught a wave, and rode it to a 49-20 victory. Quarterback David Blough reminisced during a break in Browns rookie minicamp. “It was a special night,” he said. “We knew we were playing for something way bigger than our team.” Blough was the second most valuable Boilermaker that…
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