Fortuna: Purdue's giant-slaying QB Aidan O'Connell and coach Jeff Brohm enjoy moment, face 'toughest one' in Ohio State
"It's just been a cool journey," said O'Connell, who waved to his parents from the field while surrounded by 57,000 of his new best friends.
theathletic.com
Nothing crazy new for those of us that follow the team closely, but still awesome to see Purdue getting some coverage. An interesting note about Aiden's mother that I personally at least didn't know about.
"Once the final touches on Saturday’s win against the Spartans were finished, and once he had escaped the dozens of selfie requests and fulfilled his postgame media duties, O’Connell celebrated the victory with his family at nearby Mountain Jack’s Steakhouse. When the signal caller had made eye contact with his parents earlier at the stadium, he was looking at the handicapped section. O’Connell’s mother, Kathy, nearly died in a car accident in June of 2020, and she still feels some of the effects of the crash, which required months of rehab and several follow-up surgeries. She is scheduled for what should be the last of those operations this Friday, so she won’t be in Columbus as O’Connell looks to lead Purdue past another favored foe.
“She’s a warrior,” said O’Connell, who is one of six kids. “She’s battled back, and my dad (Jim) obviously helped her through everything that she needed to get through.”".
