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Purdue Soccer Beats No. 2 Michigan State
Purdue soccer pulled off a tremendous upset today at Folk Field, knocking off No. 2 ranked Michigan State 2-1. It was the first time that Purdue has beaten a No. 2 ranked team in soccer, and it is the highest ranked Purdue has beaten since 2007 when it beat No. 1 ranked Portland on September […]
The Whistlestop Tour: Week 6 of Big Ten Football
What was THAT? The last few years of Purdue football have been dismal, so to see us walk out and lay the absolute smack down on a good Minnesota team fresh off of big wins over Washington and Michigan was stunning. Last week Purdue was in control for most of the game against Illinois. Last […]
Purdue Aces Their Performance Against Minnesota
Purdue put together its most complete performance of the season Saturday night, taking down Minnesota 41-13 at Ross-Ade Stadium. The Boilermakers dominated the line of scrimmage, made plays on defense, and looked like a team that is starting to figure things out. Minnesota came into the game at 4-1, but Purdue controlled the game for […]
Fame Ijeboi and Ryan Browne Lead Purdue To Dominating 41-13 Victory Over Minnesota
Coming into this game the Purdue fanbase had felt what it was like to earn a victory, in the Big Ten no less, and looked around at the league and said hey maybe we can do this again? With Purdue students on fall break there was a question about how much the home field would […]
How to Watch Purdue (2-3, 1-1) vs. Minnesota (4-1, 2-0) & Fan Discussion
There’s the famous scene in the movie Major League II where Lou Brown the grizzled manager of the team looks around his locker room and says…well hell…I’ll just put the video here. It’s so good. Purdue won a game last week, they could win another game today that’s two in a row, if they win […]
Hammer and Rails Readers React Results: What Are Fans Most Worried About for Saturday?
Purdue and Minnesota kick off in about 11 hours so it’s time to look at this week’s survey results focused on the Minnesota game. We are through another week folks meaning we are also 9 days away from Purdue men’s basketball kicking off in an exhibition game. But, let’s focus on football I guess. Truly […]
Purdue Football: The Game Plan vs. Minnesota is Simple; the Execution isn’t.
Minnesota is one of the easiest teams in the country to game plan against; executing against them is a different matter entirely, just ask Michigan. Here are the key stats: Minnesota Rushing Attempts vs Eastern Illinois – 38 vs Mississippi State – 15 vs Akron – 33 vs Washington – 33 Vs Michigan – 40 […]
Purdue Football (2-3, 1-1) vs. Minnesota (4-1, 2-0): Staff Predictions
Tomorrow’s game against Minnesota doesn’t kick off until 8:00 PM, but that doesn’t mean that we are resting and extra 8 or so hours. Oh no, there’s content to be posted baby! For now, we’ve got the staff on record with what they think will happen in the matchup against the Golden Gophers. Ledman (4-1): […]
2026 Purdue Men’s Basketball Big Ten Media Days
It’s hard to believe that Purdue men’s basketball has an exhibition game in just 10 days. So today, in preparation for that day Purdue sent head coach M att Painter, Daniel Jacobsen, and CJ Cox out to Big Ten media days which this year took place in Rosemont, Illiinois. This will be an interesting season […]
Purdue Football: Depth Chart Review – Illinois – Defense
Purdue’s schedule hasn’t done much for much maligned defensive coordinator Kevin Kane. While I don’t think Purdue’s defense is good, it’s not as bad as early results have indicated. Illinois was their first game against a team outside the top 50, and lo and behold, the defense looked much improved. That improvement was particularly noticeable […]
Purdue Men’s Basketball Game Times and TV Networks Announced
Today is a big day for the Purdue men’s basketball community. The team announced via their Twitter account that the game times and the TV networks for all of this season’s games have been announced. I’m not going to ramble on and make you scan this article for this information. Instead, I’ll just insert the […]
Hammer and Rails Readers Reacts Survey: Biggest Concerns Heading into the Minnesota Game?
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. The game against Minnesota is less than a week away. Luckily for the Boilermakers, the Gophers of the Golden variety, are coming into Ross-Ade so that’s […]
Purdue Football: Depth Chart Review – Offense – Illinois
It finally happened: Purdue ended up on the correct side of a Big 10 ledger for the first time since the 2024 Indiana victory. I want to remind everyone that I predicted this outcome…just don’t look at the other outcomes I may have gotten slightly incorrect along the way. While I predicted a Purdue victory, […]
Purdue Football Press Conference: Minnesota Week
For the first time in almost three years Purdue is coming off of a Big Ten victory. Saturday’s 24-17 win in Champaign will not go down as the most memorable college football game ever. in fact, it is most likely going to go down as “A college football game that did, indeed, occur on October […]
Xs and Ohs! Purdue and Illinois Victory 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 6: Purdue (2-3, 1-1) vs. Minnesota (4-1, 2-0)
With both teams coming off victories the week 6 matchup is a big one for both teams. Purdue is looking to show that the improvement fans saw against Illinois wasn’t just a fluke and that they can compete in the Big Ten. Minnesota is looking to show that their victory over Michigan isn’t because Michigan […]
Boiler Alert! A Purdue Football (Checks Notes) Victory?!
The unthinkable happened over the weekend, Purdue football won a game. Not only did they win, they scored the first points of the game and never lost the lead. On the road. In the Big Ten. Something that, 27% of you believed would not happen the rest of the way through the season. Really glad […]
Purdue 24 Illinois 17: Popping Champaign.
The streak is finally over. After nearly 3 calendar years and 19 straight conference losses, the Purdue Boilermakers have finally won a Big Ten football. This victory over Illinois marks the first conference victory in the Barry Odom era at Purdue, so let’s take a look at how it unfolded. First Quarter Coming into this […]
The Whistlestop Tour: Week 5 of Big Ten Football
Purdue won a Big Ten game! After almost three years, I don’t think we can really celebrate that enough. There were close calls. There were blowouts. There was a lot of bad football. For one Saturday, at least, Purdue was better than someone else. Now we don’t have to worry about finishing dead last in […]
The Good and the Bad From Purdue Football’s Victory over Illinois
A miracle has happened. Purdue football played a complete four quarters and walked away with a victory. It wasn’t easy and it wasn’t a sure thing until late in the fourth quarter but Purdue did it. Things looked great going into the fourth quarter after Purdue stopped the Illini on a 4th down to take […]
Purdue Football Takes Down Illinois: Purdue 24 Illinois 17
The Purdue Canon returns home! The Purdue Boilermakers were able to defeat the Illinois Fighting Illini 24-17 in a game that ended the nation’s longest losing streak against power conference teams. It also ended a more than two year B1G losing streak, the last victory coming against the Indiana Hoosiers in 2023. Early in the […]
How to Watch Purdue (1-3, 0-1) vs. Illinois (2-2, 0-1) & Fan Discussion
Purdue football takes on Illinois in Champaign in just about an hour. Purdue has had more luck against Illinois compared to other teams in the Big Ten. Granted, that’s not saying a lot but it’s true. Purdue’s offense will have to do a lot of the heavy lifting in this one if they expect to […]
Hammer and Rails Readers Reacts Results: How Many Wins Remain for Purdue Football?
The 2026 Purdue football season has been tough. The team sits at 1-3 on the season with a double overtime loss to Wake Forest that ended on that brutal 4th and 15. Purdue was absolutely dominated by Notre Dame last week and morale amongst the fanbase is low with apathy sneaking up to take its […]
Purdue Football (1-3) vs. Illinois (2-2): Staff Predictions
We are just over 24 hours away from what some, not me, but some, might call a winnable game againt Illinois on the road. Let’s get into the staff predictions. Ledman (4-0): This is going to be a battle of two of the worst defenses in the conference. Both of the pass defenses are abysmal. […]
Week 5 Big Ten Preview
This is one of the more interesting weeks on the Big Ten schedule because many of the big name programs in the league face tricky road games. Penn State is at Northwestern, who is fresh off of putting a scare into defending champ Indiana and they would love to open their new home right. Michigan […]
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