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AVONDALE, Ariz. -- Matt Kenseth figured he would be in good shape even after a caution with two laps to go. Stay in the lead or at least ahead of the other Chase drivers and he would be one of four drivers in the final round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.A mistake on the restart cost Kenseth his shot at the championship.Thinking he was clear heading into the first turn, Kenseth tried to get the inside line and was clipped from behind, sending him into the wall and out of the Chase playoffs.Disappointing would be the way to put it lightly, Kenseth said Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway. Finish that race five minutes before, looked like we had a chance to go race for a championship.Kenseths misfortunes capped a topsy-turvy day for Joe Gibbs Racing.The team had hoped to get all four of its Toyotas into the final at Homestead, but Hendrick Motorsports Jimmie Johnson claimed one spot with his victory at Martinsville two weeks ago for a shot at his seventh series title.JGR already had one driver in the final after Carl Edwards, who had been last in the standings, won at Texas to claim the second spot with Johnson.Kenseth, Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin all had legitimate shots at joining Edwards, entering Phoenix with two points separating them. Busch, the reigning series champion, was tied with Joey Logano entering Sunday.Only one more got in.Logano won the Phoenix race to earn a spot in the final and Busch joined him after finishing second, though wasnt exactly thrilled about the circumstances that got him there.Thats because Busch believed he triggered the collision that took out Kenseth.Its really unfortunate and devastating to have the race come down like that, he said. Thats so frustrating and aggravating, and I feel horrible.The twist of events came when the race went to overtime after Michael McDowell spun his car into the wall. Needing to stay ahead of Logano and Busch, Kenseth appeared to be in good shape, taking the lead on the restart from the outside.As Kenseth reached the first turn, his spotter said the coast was clear, so he started to drive toward the inside.Only the coast wasnt clear.Alex Bowman, who started on the inside, appeared to spin his tires on the restart and was bumped from behind by Busch. Thinking Bowman was farther back, Kenseth started to drop to the inside and was clipped, sending him into the wall.In a matter of seconds, his championship chase was over.Apologies to EVERY (at)mattkenseth fan out there for ending our chase hopes today! Kenseths spotter, Chris Osborne, said on Twitter. Obviously this 1s on me!!Kenseth refused to blame his spotter, despite his disappointment.Its a team effort. Win as a team, lose as a team, he said. I cant blame Chris. I didnt see what happened. He said I was clear, so I started looking toward the corner and got turned around. Things happen in a hurry.Hamlins bid to make the final came down to a pit decision that backfired.It came during a caution with 55 laps left. While all the leaders came into the pits to get gas and tires, Hamlin stayed out, figuring his No. 11 Toyota had enough fuel to make it to the end.It didnt, thanks to the late caution, but that wasnt the problem.Tires were what hurt Hamlin. 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That part has been tough, but you prepare and take notes for that time you would get to this point.In 3 1/2 seasons under Hazell, Purdue was 9-33, including 3-24 in Big Ten games and 5-33 against FBS competition.Parkers third child was born on Sept. 7 and he said his challenge now is every bit like having a newborn. Parker, whose Boilermakers (3-3) will play at No. 8 Nebraska (6-0) on Saturday, played college football at Kentucky and coached at Kentucky, Tennessee-Martin and Marshall before coming to Purdue with Hazell for the 2013 season.He said his journey from being obsessed with basketball in Kentucky to coaching football in the Big Ten certainly has been unique. His first love was basketball.I was just a little bit of a weird guy as far as how I had to prepare and do things, because I wasnt overly gifted athletically, Parker said. So I had to be really fundamentally sound.A middle school coach made an impression on Parker and he began to think about coaching as a profession. He never intended to pursue football coaching until he began playing the sport in high school as a compromise with cclassmate Jason Michaels, now the quarterbacks coach for the NFLs Tennessee Titans.dddddddddddd.Being from a small town (population 2,467), I cut a deal with our high schools quarterback (Michaels), Parker said. If I would play football, he would play basketball. I think I knew I would be a better coach than I was a player.Parker will get to find out during the next six weeks, although he knows that Bobinski will begin a national search to find a replacement for Hazell. In the meantime, this is Parkers team, for better or for worse.Purdue ranks last in the Big Ten in total defense (446.3 yards a game) and last in rushing defense (264.3 yards), which is 124th among the 128 FBS teams.On Saturday, they will be playing a Nebraska team that ranks third in the Big Ten in total offense with 453.8 yards a game.Parker said there may be a few tweaks to the defensive scheme, but theres not a lot that can be changed in less than a week. In an effort to limit distractions, Parker is closing practices this week in a change from Hazells open-door policy. When the team travels to its three remaining road games, players no longer will be required to wear suits.Sophomore quarterback David Blough, who was intercepted five times in a September loss to Cincinnati and sacked six times in an Oct. 1 loss at Maryland, knows things must change during the final six games.Its frustrating being a part of it because we show how good we can be, said Blough, who threw five touchdown passes in Saturdays 49-35 homecoming loss to Iowa. Weve just got to get it going early and capitalize when we have chances. ' ' '