LIVE BLOG: Follow Purdue vs. LSU in the 2023 Citrus Bowl in Real Time

Purdue football caps the season with a matchup against LSU in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl at Camping World Stadium in Orlando. Follow our live blog for updates, news and analysis throughout the game.

D.J. Fezler | Jan 2, 2023

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ORLANDO — Purdue football takes the field against LSU on Monday for the 2023 Cheez-It Citrus Bowl. The matchup is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET at Camping World Stadium in Orlando.

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The Purdue football program kicks off in 2023 with a huge game in front of it. Follow along down below:

4:42 p.m. ET, FINAL — LSU 63, Purdue 7

4:35 p.m. ET — Quarterback Jack Albers has Purdue just outside the red zone. A little over a minute left to play in this game. On fourth down, he throws an interception that LSU takes back 99 yards for a touchdown.

4:26 p.m. ET — After a scary fall for Deion Burks, he's being taken off the field on a stretcher. Head hit the turf after a pass from Michael Alaimo down the left sideline.

3:51 p.m. ET — Purdue gets into the end zone for the first time this afternoon as Michael Alaimo swings the ball out to TJ Sheffield for a 16-yard touchdown. LSU leads 49-7.

3:45 p.m. ET, END Q3 — LSU leads Purdue 49-0 at the end of the third quarter.

3:39 p.m. ET — Malik Nabers is having himself a huge game for LSU, taking a jet sweep from Nussmeier for a 75-yard touchdown. LSU 49, Purdue 0

3:32 p.m. ET — Jamari Brown helps Purdue get a stop in the third quarter, coming down with an interception in the end zone. The Boilermakers are back up on offense trailing 42-0 with 5:23 left in the third quarter. LSU 42, Purdue 0

3:24 p.m. ET — Michael Alaimo throws an interception, the second turnover of the game for Purdue.

3:20 p.m. ET — More trickery for LSU, and it works to perfection. Malik Nabers takes an end-around and completes a 5-yard touchdown pass to quarterback Jayden Daniels. Purdue is behind 42-0 in the third quarter.

3:10 p.m. ET — Purdue turns the ball over on down on its first possession in the second half. Defense looking for a stop that largely alluded the unit in the first two quarters.

2:45 p.m. ET, HALFTIME — LSU kneels the ball and takes a 35-0 lead into the locker room at halftime. Austin Burton with 73 yards through the air in the first half. The Tigers posted 364 yards of total offense.

2:37 p.m. ET — LSU is all over Purdue in the first half as the Tigers go up 35-0 with just over a minute before halftime. The Tigers have 365 yards of total offense and have scored on five straight drives. LSU 35, Purdue 0

2:33 p.m. ET — Austin Burton takes a chance into the end zone, but LSU comes away with an interception. A positive drive ends with no points for the Boilermakers. LSU 28, Purdue 0

2:32 p.m. ET — Austin Burton completes to Paul Piferi for a gain of 10 yards. Purdue is down to the 30-yard line looking for its first points of the game.

2:27 p.m. ET — LSU was flagged for targeting on a run by Austin Burton but after review, there will be no ejection. Purdue has first down with just over five minutes to play.

2:25 p.m. ET — Purdue picks up its third first down of the first half on a fake punt.

2:15 p.m. ET — LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels tucks the ball and races down the field for a gain of 37 yards. On the very next play, Noah Cain finds his second touchdown of the game from the 9-yard line. The Tigers have reached the end zone on four straight drives.

The Tigers take a 28-0 lead over the Boilermakers with 8:23 left to play before halftime. LSU 28, Purdue 0

2:12 p.m. ET — Purdue is finding nothing offensively to this point, accounting for just 37 yards of total offense.

1:58 p.m. ET — LSU gets into the end zone for the third consecutive drive as Jayden Daniels finds tight end Mason Taylor for a 32-yard touchdown. Purdue is down 21-0 with 13:03 left to play before halftime. LSU 21, Purdue 0

1:53 p.m. ET, END Q1 — LSU 14, Purdue 0

The Tigers had 149 yards of total offense in the opening quarter compared to just 21 for the Boilermakers.

1:46 p.m. ET — Dylan Downing is dragged down behind the line scrimmage, taking a hard shot to the helmet while being tackled. Ruling on the field of a fumble will be reviewed. Downing is being walked off the field.

1:43 p.m. ET — Noah Cain gets a walk-on touchdown from nine yards out, giving LSU a 14-0 lead with 1:06 left in the first quarter. Purdue is in an early hole as its offense retakes the field. LSU 14, Purdue 0

1:40 p.m. ET — Garrett Nussmeier taking the snaps for LSU at quarterback. The Tigers are threatening down the field in the passing game. He's completed four of his first six passes and has LSU back inside the red zone.

1:32 p.m. ET — Purdue misses a huge opportunity down the field as wide receiver Deion Burks found himself open the secondary. Austin Burton lost his footing before the throw, which affects the timing of the pass attempt.

The Boilermakers settle for a punt. LSU 7, Purdue 0

1:29 p.m. ET — Devin Mockobee gets his first carry of the game for Purdue, going for a solid gain of seven yards. Entering today's game, Mockobee needed just 80 yards on the ground to reach 1,000 on the season.

1:25 p.m. ET — LSU opens the scoring as running back John Emery Jr. punches the ball into the end zone from the 1-yard line. The Tigers take the lead after the 10-play, 63-yard drive with 7:01 left to play in the first quarter. LSU 7, Purdue 0

1:21 p.m. ET — LSU opts to go for it on fourth down with two yards to go. Jayden Daniels finds wide receiver Malik Nabers to move the chains.

1:20 p.m. ET — Branson Deen walks off the field holding his left hand. Reese Taylor was injured on LSU's first offensive drive. Less than 11 minutes to play here in the first quarter.

1:14 p.m. ET — Purdue goes three-and-out on its first offensive drive. Austin Burton picking up some yards on the ground but was unable to complete either of his first two passes.

1:12 p.m. ET — Purdue's defense holds LSU just before midfield. Andrew Sowinski was back deep to return the punt in place of star receiver Charlie Jones, one of several offensive players to opt out of the game for the Boilermakers.

1:09 p.m. ET — Reese Taylor walks to the sideline after making a low tackle on the first play from scrimmage. His helmet fell to the turf on the play.

Kickoff — Purdue won the toss and elects to defer to the second half. The Boilermakers take the field on defense to start the game, looking to stop Jayden Daniels and the LSU offense.

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