Purdue head coach Ryan Walters made some interesting comments about the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Monday afternoon. Walters is 2-5 in his first year in West Lafayette and told the media that his team will be ready for the environment of Memorial Stadium.
Yeah, you know, 91,000 plus that are a sea of red. My history with Nebraska started at a very young age. Obviously grew up a fan at Colorado, my dad playing there, and that was the hated rivalry, right? And so you remove yourself from that as a coach, and the first time I got to play against Nebraska again was in 2021. My first season at Illinois. I just remember them running out of the tunnel in Champagne and the feelings just come back, right?
Walter’s father, Marc, played quarterback at Colorado from 1986-1989. Ryan played safety for the Buffaloes from 2005-2008. The head coach went on to say that he still has strong feelings about the old Colorado-Nebraska rivalry.
It’s like, man, I really can’t stand that color. Don’t like that N on the helmet. And so, definitely, this has been a big week. We’ve explained to the guys how crazy it gets out there. They are die-hard fans, win, lose, or draw, so we’re looking forward to a great venue to play a competitive and tough football game.
Nebraska and Colorado have met 72 times on the football field, with the Huskers leading the series 49-21-2. Nebraska and Purdue will meet this Saturday in Memorial Stadium, with kickoff scheduled for 2:30 p.m. CT.
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