... of a punt.  When a team is about to run out of downs, they choose to kick the ball to their opponents, giving up possession willingly in exchange for pushing the other team as far away from scoring as possible.

The funny thing about Saturday’s Purdue-Northern Illinois game?  Every time the Huskies tried to give up possession willingly, Purdue wasn’t interested. 

The Boilermakers got their three-game homestand off to a horrible start when senior Aaron Valentin fumbled two consecutive second-quarter punts, and the visiting Huskies capitalized by outscoring Purdue 21-0 in the quarter and holding on for a 28-21 win.

In addition to Valentin’s miscues, Purdue was called for running into t...

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