I wonder if it has more to do with has transpired here than what transpired at Purdue. Being since it is obvious that something had to have happened as to why Charlie transferred after spring ball the question is what it was. It could be that Wright was suspended, but, that doesn't seem likely because he would also have to factor in the incoming transfers and depth chart. Even though Tracy and his friend O'Connell are there, there is no way he intimately knows what is going on in that program as much as it he did here at Iowa. There doesn't seem to be any evidence that he wouldn't get playing time here either, or that it was going to be diminished, or that he wouldn't start, or any of those things. There is nothing new there since the end of the season, and if anything, you would think he would have gotten more attention being since Tracy transferred and there is no obvious newcomer on the roster.
One thing that it could be and I haven't seen anyone mention it, is that maybe after spring ball there they realized our RB room is much, much better than it has been in the past and that KF has put the hammer down and said we are going to run the ball, a lot, and get back to a true run-first play-action offense. In recent years we haven't had that because we have not had a back that has been reliable to get 4-5 yards a carry (Goodson, IKM and Wadley) and probably all were up there in leading the conference in tackles for loss. There is no doubt KF would love to have a big back like Braelon Allen and I wonder if they have that now in Johnson even though right now he may not be as heavy. Know that true freshman RB's have a long history of producing. So I wonder if the KF wants to run the ball 50 times a game this year with 4 backs, feature a lot of 2 TE sets and play-action to the downfield threats with KJ and AB.
So maybe it wasn't as much that Purdue was a much better place, it was that he saw really no consistent opportunity here and that maybe at Purdue he can catch a pass or two a game. Maybe it is all a positive thing. It all makes sense to me; elite defense, elite TE, stable of RB's with multiple skill sets, non-running QB with big arm, limited edge receivers, great punter. So I would say if Petras has to throw more than 20-25 times per game that will not be ideal, with 15-18 of those going to TE's and RB's.