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Purdue Football: Depth Chart Review vs Wake Forest – Defense
Note: Starters in bold Defensive Line Defensive End Nose Tackle Curt Neal: Snaps – 43 – Tackles – 3 – T.F.L. – .5 – Sacks – 1 Defensive Tackle Grade: C+ First off, as you can see, defensive coordinator Kevin Kane changed Purdue’s base defense from a 4-2-5 to a 3-3-5 for this game. Virginia […]
Xs and Ohs! Purdue and Wake Forest Edition
You may have heard that the website formerly known as Twitter has been purchased and is now X, a simply horrendous name in my opinion but then again I am not a billionaire so take my suggestions with a grain of salt. You may also know that we have historically shared our favorite tweets from […]
Hammer and Rails Readers Reacts Survey: Football Improvement
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Purdue fans and fans across the country. Purdue did just about everything but win on Saturday, they did technically win for a few seconds as the game was over before the appeal, against […]
Purdue Depth Chart Review: Wake Forest – Offense
Purdue didn’t win the game on Saturday, but I was entertained. It’s been a while since I’ve been engaged in something other than flipping through channels, looking for a better game in the 4th quarter of Purdue football games. I paced around the living room and swore at the television for the duration of the […]
Purdue (1-1) at UCLA (2-0): Weekly Press Conference
It is weird to say the phrase, “Big Ten play begins this week at UCLA,” but here we are. For the first time since Jnauary 1, 2001 the Boilermakers will play in the Rose Bowl, albeit with much lower stakes than its previous visit. Purdue has not won a regular season game on the west […]
2026 Purdue Football Game 3: Purdue (1-1) at UCLA (2-0)
Purdue suffered a tough loss to the Demon Deacons in week 2 but there was real life, fight, and progress shown. Will that be enough to help them get over the hump as they travel to the West coast? Did they learn enough about themselves? What about the playcalling that I think we can agree […]
FanDuel opening odds Purdue at UCLA: Road Underdogs
Purdue football has to contend with the crushing hangover of having a 2-0 start ripped out of the jaws of victory when Wake Forest knocked off Purdue at Ross-Ade 38-36 in double OT. Barry Odom’s second season at Purdue looked like it’d be more of the same as Purdue trailed another power five school in […]
Purdue 36 Wake Forest 38: Post Game Media Review
It was a heartbreaking way to lose a home game but even more so as Purdue looked to break a 21-game losing streak to Power 4 conference + Notre Dame opponents. Purdue rallied from being down 10 points late in the fourth quarter and had a chance to win but couldn’t l into the endzone […]
Boiler Alert! Big Ten Falls Flat & Purdue Falls in Double Overtime
The Big Ten had big opportunities this weekend. Unfortunately for the confernce, they looked bad in a lot of big games. Ryan and I cover all of these in this edition of the Boiler Alert podcast. Purdue of course was part of this big opportunity for the conference as Purdue was looking for their first […]
The Whistlestop Tour: Week 2 of Big Ten Football
That one is going to sting for a bit. Purdue had an excellent chance to get the win over Wake Forest, but came up one play (and really, a few inches when all is said and done) from getting a win. It was a dead even game with Wake Forest as neither team was able […]
Purdue 36 Wake Forest 38 (2OT): Exercising Some Demon Deacons
The proverbial phrase goes “It’s a game of inches”. Welp, that couldn’t be more true for Purdue’s home matchup against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Saturday. Purdue battled back from a once 10-point deficit to tie the game as the 4th quarter clock expired and seemingly won the game in double overtime before an […]
Purdue Claws Back But Falls to Wake Forest in Double Overtime 38-36
Both Wake Forest and Purdue came into this game with something to prove. Wake Forest needed to show that last year’s 9 win season wasn’t a fluke and that they can build a sustainable program that’s a tough out each and every week. Purdue needed to show that they were a team that could win […]
How to Watch Purdue (1-0) vs. Wake Forest (1-0) & Fan Discussion
The 2026 Purdue football season is off to a fast start here. After going 1-0 with a win last week against the Sycamores, Purdue now sees Wake Forest come to town. The Demon Deacons are also 1-0 this season with a win against Akron in the books. This is the first real test for both […]
Hammer and Rails Readers React Results: Purdue Football Expectations After Week 1
Less than 24 hours away from Purdue’s week two game against Wake Forest it’s time for a final look back at Purdue’s week 1 game against Indiana State. This week I asked you all to tell me if Purdue’s performance against the Sycamores changed your expectations for the rest of the season. It seemed like […]
Purdue Football: Wake Forest Roster Review – Offense
Quarterback Gio Lopez – 6’0”, 220 – 4th Year – N.C. A&T/S. Alabama/UNC Week 1 Stats vs Akron – 21/32, 350 yards, 3 TDs, 7 Rushes, 39 Yards Strength: Veteran signal caller with 1,464 career snaps under his belt. He’s careful with the ball, with a career interception rate of 1.8%. He’s mobile in the […]
Big Ten Week 2 Preview
After last week’s rather vanilla week where no one in the conference really played anyone of note, this week we see some of the marquee non-conference games involving Big Ten teams. Most of the league has a power conference opponent that serves as both a good test and an excuse to brag about conference supremacy. […]
Know Your Enemy! The Wake Forest Demon Deacons
With the game against Wake Forst fast approaching I reached out to Adam Bridgers from Blogger So Dear to learn more about the Demon Deacons and try to get some insight before the two teams face off on Saturday. Adam also sent me some questions which I answered so be sure to head over there […]
Boiler Alert! A TRO for TKR & A Look at Wake Forest
Ryan and I are back and we look at the legal issues going on with TKR’s attempt to return to college. I couldn’t help but think about a song from Avenue Q when the lawsuit was filed. For those that don’t know, Avenue Q is a puppet musical, yep you read that right, about a […]
Purdue Depth Chart Review: Indiana State – Offense
After a long weekend of college football, chores, and unbearable heat, it’s time to do a quick review of Purdue’s performance on Friday night before I dive into the crucial upcoming Wake Forest game. The opener against the Sycamores started slow, with Purdue’s inability to score touchdowns in the redzone keeping the FCS in the […]
Hammer and Rails Readers Reacts Survey – Post-Indiana State Expectations
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Purdue fans and fans across the country. Purdue now sits at 1-0 on the season and they are currently preparing for the game against Wake Forest. Before the team kicks off this weekend, […]
Xs and Ohs! Purdue and Indiana State Edition
You may have heard that the website formerly known as Twitter has been purchased and is now X, a simply horrendous name in my opinion but then again I am not a billionaire so take my suggestions with a grain of salt. You may also know that we have historically shared our favorite tweets from […]
2026 Purdue Football Game 2: Purdue (1-0) vs. Wake Forest (1-0)
Purdue and Wake Forest both came away with victories in their week 1 games. Wake Forest was a winner 38-16 over Akron. This will be your home to get all the information on the game two matchup between the Boilermakers and the Demon Deacons. You can already find the opening odds that were published Sunday […]
Boiler Alert! Purdue Leaf(s) The Trees In the Dust
Purdue went full Biff Tannen on the Indiana State Sycamores on Friday night and just straight up told them to make like a tree and get out of here. If you don’t get that reference I’ve included the clip for you and I beg you to go watch Back to the Future. It’s just simply […]
The Whistlestop Tour: Week 1 of Big Ten Football
This the week was not a week where the Big Ten covered itself in glory. The league was involved in the two largest upsets of the opening weekend with UMass beating Rutgers and Western Michigan stunning Michigan in the Big House (more on that later). We have some actual data now on every team in […]
Purdue 44 Indiana State 19: Forest Fire
It has been written many times on this site and said many times on the Boiler Alert podcast: you don’t learn anything positive when playing an FCS team. It is obvious that negatives can be revealed in these games, but generally, these week 1 matchups should be all about getting into the swing of the […]
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