Carson Wiggs' Big Leg Keeps Smashing Records At Purdue

WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA--  With time left for only one final play before halftime in Saturday's game against Toledo, Purdue head coach Danny Hope didn't hesitate."You're 60 yards away and you've got two seconds left before the half; you don't have a lot of choices there to produce any points," Hope said of his decision to let placekicker Carson Wiggs attempt a 59-yard field goal try."He's been nailing long ones in practice", Hope told reporters after Purdue's 52-31 season-opening win. "And he's got a great leg."So it would appear. Wiggs knocked the 59-yard attempt straight through the uprights (with plenty of room to spare) to give Purdue a 17-point halftime lead and the momentum the Boilers would need to help Hope win his first game as head coach. The monster kick shattered the old Purdue record of 53 yards, which has existed for less than a year and also belonged to Wiggs, who was only a freshman at the time. In f...