Jai Patel's 30-yard field goal as time expired lifted Rutgers (4-4, 1-4) to a 27-24 win at Purdue (2-6, 0-5) on Saturday at Ross-Ade Stadium. The victory snaps

Jai Patel’s 30-yard field goal as time expired gave Rutgers a 27-24 victory over Purdue. The Boilermakers had taken a 27-24 lead on Ryan Browne’s 14-yard touchdown pass to Nitro Tuggle with 4:43 remaining.

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights snapped their four-game losing streak and secured their first Big Ten win of the season by beating Purdue 27-24 on the road!

A late turnover proved costly for Purdue, who dropped a 27-24 contest to Rutgers on a last-second field goal. A few quick thoughts after another loss.

The Boilermakers had an opportunity for a game-winning drive, but fumbled that opportunity away and likely their shot at ending a Big Ten losing streak this season.

The sweaty feeling was back as the score was 17-14. Purdue had several opportunities to punch Rutgers in the mouth and extend the lead beyond 10 points, but couldn’t do it. But hey, maybe this was the opposite of the Minnesota game and Purdue would find a way to hang on?

Purdue running back Malachi Thomas had a huge first half against Rutgers, leading the Boilermakers in both rushing and receiving yardage.

The defense did not improve by leaps and bounds — “We made mistakes today, believe me,” Schiano admitted — but ultimately, the unit Rutgers poured so much energy into this week did enough to stifle Purdue in key moments, make a huge play when it mattered and play its part in the first Big Ten win of the season.

Purdue football came out strong early in its homecoming matchup, taking an early lead and looking to be in position to pick up its third win of the year. A fourth quarter collapse ended these hopes as Rutgers was able to flip the game with a last second kick.