Article: The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind., Pete DiPrimio column: Purdue, IU are riding the heat wave.(Column)

Byline: Pete DiPrimio

Aug. 14--Back in the good old days, say, when Woody Hayes stalked sidelines, real college football players didn't drink water during practice unless they wore dresses.

Joe Tiller remembers those days. He was a 233-pound dress-free offensive lineman for Montana State University and, later, for Calgary in the Canadian Football League.

Now he's the 64-year-old Purdue coach and he knows better.

No, Tiller doesn't encourage his players to wear dresses (hey, this is still a tough-guy sport!), but water is now a coach's best friend, especially during this recent heat wave. So the Boilermakers have water breaks and ice ...

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