Saturday's game between Purdue and No. 3 Ohio State was only available on Peacock, and for fans of the Boilermakers, that was probably for the best.
Purdue attempted three field goals through three quarters against the Buckeyes. It did not go great.
Kicker Julio Macias’s first was a missed 48-yard attempt on the Boilermakers first possession of the day. The second was a miss from 39 yards out just before halftime. And the third was a 27-yard miss after Purdue was stuffed in the red zone.
It was a tough day for the redshirt freshman, who was starting in place of regular kicker Ben Freehill, who has not played since Purdue's third game of the year due to injury.
Purdue’s kicker is 0/3 today, yikes. pic.twitter.com/t6JSnk6CeK
— Sickos Committee (@SickosCommittee) October 14, 2023
Adding insult to injury, people following the game closely noted that during a break, a Purdue fan had taken the field for a field goal contest, and had hit three kicks out of four including one from 40 yards out to win a car lease.
My son’s Theta Chi brother made 3 kicks to win a car lease for 2 years!!!! What. A. Legend!!! @LifeAtPurdue @Purdue @BoilerFootball @TrevorPeters__ pic.twitter.com/jgcSF7aZez
— Mike Bostic (@MikeBostic72) October 14, 2023
Fans watching at home were sympathetic for Macias, but also ready to make a change to the Boilermakers' special teams unit.
get the student in a uniform asap
— no context college football (@nocontextcfb) October 14, 2023
I kinda feel bad for him. But man, even that kid with the All State shirt made a freaking 40 yard field goal! Maybe he should have been Purdue's kicker
— Think Zebras (@eambuckeye) October 14, 2023
Feel bad for the Purdue place kicker with three misses. Especially since a student out of the stands nailed one during the TV timeout.
— May The Beagle (@Maythebeagle) October 14, 2023
In what universe is getting 3 points helpful to us? Let alone with a backup walk on kicker who has missed twice *belch* and the weather is the worst it's been all day
— Purdue Drinker (@purduedrinker) October 14, 2023
So what you're missing on Peacock:
— Ryan McCrystal (@Ryan_McCrystal) October 14, 2023
- Ohio State is up 27-0
- Purdue's K is injured
- Backup kicker is 0-2 today
- It's raining
- Purdue has ball on 10-yard line
- Purdue HC Ryan Walters elects to kick a FG🤦♂️
you'll never guess what happens next...
At the start of the fourth quarter, Purdue finally found the end zone to cut Ohio State’s lead to 34–6.
Rather than run Macias out for another kick, the Boilermakers turned to their next backup on the depth chart, Caleb Krockover, on the extra point attempt. Krockover had previously been responsible for Purdue’s kickoffs.
Krockover split the uprights to make it 34–7.
