It was the “offensive pass interference call heard 'round the world.” And Jeff Brohm was forced to still address it almost 72 hours later.

It was a dubious call by an official, and it likely cost the Boilermakers (2-2) the game in what turned out to be a 34-31 loss at Minnesota on Friday night. Brohm already has talked to the league office.

“I'm not at liberty to speak about those conversations,” said Brohm during his Monday press conference. “But I can say this: Of all people that I've talked to, there hasn't been one that doesn't totally agree with my assessment of the play.”

Did the Big Ten agree with Brohm’s assessment of the play?

“Like I said, I can't tell you the conversations,” said Brohm. “But I've talked to the Big Ten officials and with all of the people that I've talked to, you know, no one doesn't feel as strongly, if not more, than what I do about the play, but it's over with and we moved on.”

With Purdue at the Minnesota 19-yard line and trailing, 34-31, with less than a minute left in the game, Jack Plummer hit tight end Payne Durham with a TD pass.

That’s when the flag came out.

Brohm fumed.

Social media was set ablaze with rage.

Replays didn't seem to indicate any egregious act by Durham. Still, he was flagged for offensive pass inference after making what would have been a go-ahead touchdown catch that likely would have led to victory.

Instead of taking the lead, Purdue was penalized 15 yards and lined up for another play … and Plummer tossed an interception.

Game over.

Following most games, Brohm submits officials' calls he feels need to be reviewed to the Big Ten office. This week was no different, as other calls were sent in for review by the coach.

“Well, normally we submit plays and it takes a while to get back with us, at least a couple days on the review of the plays we submit on,” said Brohm. “The one ... asked about (P.I. on Durham) of course, there’s communication immediately on that one. But the others, I won't get their feedback for a couple days.”

Spectacular.

No word better sums up the performance by Purdue quarterback Jack Plummer last Friday night at Minnesota.

The redshirt sophomore completed 35-of-42 passes for 367 yards and three touchdowns with an interception in his first action of the season. Plummer got the nod because Aidan O’Connell—who started the first three games—was out with an injury suffered vs. Northwestern, according to Brohm.

With O’Connell still battling back from injury, Brohm said Plummer will start vs. Rutgers this Saturday for the 4 p.m. ET kickoff.

How long will O’Connell be out?

“He's got an injury that we're going to try to get him back as fast as we can,” said Brohm. “And we'll see when that is. You know, I don't know the timetable.”

Then the question becomes: When O’Connell does return, will he get his job back?

“Well, it always depends on how our guys play,” said Brohm. “We feel like Aidan has done a very good job for us when he's been there and we feel like Jack's has done a very good job. We feel like Austin (Burton), you know, has done a good job getting ready to play, as well. We'll gauge it as we go. For us it's about winning every week and that's the only thing we're focused on.”

Purdue "CAT" DaMarcus Mitchell was limited to four plays on Friday night due to what's believed to be some type of injury suffered vs. Minnesota. He also was banged up the game before vs. Northwestern, leaving the field twice. Any update on the junior?

"Not at this point," said Brohm. "We'll see as the week goes. Obviously, we'd like to get him back, but not at this point."

The Boilermakers were without fifth-year senior defensive tackle Anthony Watts on Friday. Could he return for the Rutgers game?

"You know, Anthony sustained an injury similar to George Karlaftis," said Brohm. "He's working hard to get back. We're hopeful to get him back this week. Whether he's 100 percent or not, we'll see. But I know he's working hard to get back on the field and we'd like to get him back out there."

Sophomore defensive end George Karlaftis suited up and played 49 snaps vs. the Gophers. This after dressing but not playing the previous week vs. Northwestern following what appeared to be an injury to his left ankle suffered at Illinois on Oct. 31.

"I wouldn't say he's 100 percent," said Brohm. "I couldn't tell you exactly, but I know he's a guy that spends all day and all night rehabbing and doing extra rehab and going to extra doctors on the side to do his part to get on the field. This guy cares about winning. He cares about Purdue. He's a great teammate, and there's nothing he's not doing to get on the field and to get healthy."

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