Who has time for a rebuild when your rival just broke college football? Purdue does

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue’s football performance center sits at the intersection of Joe Tiller Drive and John R Wooden Drive, and the streets tell a story about the university’s relationship with its two highest-profile sports.Tiller Drive, named for the football coach who revolutionized passing offense in the late 1990s and early 2000s with a style Boilermakers opponents called “basketball on grass,” runs the width of a Ross-Ade Stadium parking lot. Wooden Drive, which honors the iconic UCLA basketball coach and former Purdue player, is four times longer, connecting major thruway Cherry Lane with the campus’ athletic facilities.Advertisement