Purdue Cornerback Cory Trice Unavailable in Matchup Against No. 12 Notre Dame
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Purdue junior cornerback Cory Trice will be unavailable this afternoon when the team kicks off against No. 12 Notre Dame on the road. His absence will be a huge blow to the Boilermakers' secondary.
#Purdue starting CB Cory Trice not warming up with the team. He’s in sweatpants with a towel around his head on the sideline.
— D.J. Fezler (@DJFezler) September 18, 2021
He’ll be unavailable for today’s game. #BoilerUp
Trice did not warm up with the team and was seen on the sideline wearing his jersey, sweatpants and a towel wrapped around his head. In the Boilermakers' first two games, he's recorded four tackles, two pass deflections and one quarterback hit.
Purdue will turn to senior Dedrick Mackey and junior Jamari Brown, a transfer from Kentucky. Redshirt freshman Anthony Romphf and freshman Brandon Calloway are next up in the cornerback rotation.
The team is scheduled to kick things off against Notre Dame at 2:30 p.m. ET. Purdue is a 7.5-point underdog, according to the SIsportsbook.com website.
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D.J. Fezler is a staff writer for BoilermakersCountry.com. Hailing from The Region, he is from Cedar Lake in Northwest Indiana and has spent the last two years covering Purdue football and basketball.