Game Preview | #8 Purdue at Penn State [Video]

#8 Purdue (7-1) will have had nearly a week to get back from San Diego, rest up from the back to back games, and work off any extra turkey from Thanksgiving before needing to head to Penn State to take on the (7-1) Nittany Lions in its first Big Ten action of the year.

Purdue spent Thanksgiving week beating N.C. State and Ole Miss to win the Rady Children’s Invitational. Penn State played earlier in the holiday week and picked up its first loss, 75-67, to Clemson.

Penn State is coming off a get right game against Buffalo at home on Sunday.

For Purdue, it’ll look to get off to a better start then it did last year as it aims to win its third straight Big Ten title. In last year’s conference opener, Purdue fell on the road to a game Northwestern team.

Purdue will have a similar target …