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Unbeaten No. 6 Purdue, No. 15 Marquette clash after big wins
After grinding out an impressive road win, No. 15 Marquette returns home to face another daunting challenge against No. 6 Purdue in a nonconference matchup of undefeated teams on Tuesday night in Milwaukee.,Purdue (4-0), which upset then-No. 2 Alabama 87-78 at home on Friday, will be on the road for...
Trey Kaufman-Renn carries No. 13 Purdue past No. 2 Alabama
Trey Kaufman-Renn scored a career-best 26 points and collected eight rebounds to lead No. 13 Purdue to an 87-78 triumph over No. 2 Alabama in a Friday night nonconference showdown at West Lafayette, Ind.,Braden Smith produced 17 points, 10 assists and six rebounds and Fletcher Loyer also scored 17 p...
No. 4 Penn State, versatile Tyler Warren take on Purdue
Penn State is in the midst of a potentially special season, but that vibe would change significantly with a road loss to lowly Purdue on Saturday afternoon in West Lafayette, Ind.,The Nittany Lions (8-1, 5-1 Big Ten) are No. 4 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings despite a 20-13 loss to t...
Braden Smith stuffs stat sheet as No. 13 Purdue clips Yale
Braden Smith recorded 22 points, nine rebounds, six assists and five steals to lead No. 13 Purdue to a 92-84 victory over Yale on Monday night at West Lafayette, Ind.,Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 17 points and Fletcher Loyer added 14 for the Boilermakers (3-0). C.J. Cox added 12 points for Purdue.,John ...
No. 14 Purdue leaves Northern Kentucky in dust, 72-50
Fletcher Loyer scored a game-high 16 points Friday night and No. 14 Purdue put the clamps on Northern Kentucky in a 72-50 nonconference win in West Lafayette, Ind.,Trey Kaufman-Renn added 14 for the Boilermakers (2-0), while Braden Smith chipped in 11 points and seven assists, going 3 of 7 from the ...
No. 14 Purdue, Northern Kentucky look to build on openers
It might be too early to compare 7-foot-4 freshman Daniel Jacobsen to Zach Edey, the national Player of the Year in the past two seasons. ,But Jacobsen did a passable imitation of Edey in No. 14 Purdue's season-opening 90-73 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, recording 13 points, seven rebounds and ...
No. 2 Ohio State looks to avoid getting tripped up by Purdue
Purdue's impressive five victories over Ohio State this century, including an all-time upset in 2018, have one thing in common -- they were played in West Lafayette, Ind.,The struggling Boilermakers (1-7, 0-5 Big Ten) won't have that luxury in Columbus on Saturday against the Buckeyes, who are ranke...
No. 14 Purdue begins life after Zach Edey with win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Fletcher Loyer scored 21 points Monday night and Braden Smith dished out 15 assists as No. 14 Purdue fended off Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the second half for a season-opening 90-73 win in West Lafayette, Ind.,Trey Kaufman-Renn added 15 points for the Boilermakers, who also got 14 off the bench fro...
No Edey task: No. 14 Purdue preps for opener without POY centerpiece
In an era where the most important words in college basketball are transfer portal and the most critical acronym is NIL, No. 14 Purdue is going about things the old-fashioned way.,As the Boilermakers prepare for their season opener in West Lafayette, Ind., against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, their ent...
Northwestern, Purdue both look to move past big losses
Northwestern coach David Braun called last week's lopsided loss at Iowa "an embarrassing performance.",With bowl eligibility still a mathematical possibility, the Wildcats will look to move on when they visit another struggling Big Ten team, Purdue, on Saturday in West Lafayette, Ind.,Simply moving ...
No. 2 Oregon jumps on Purdue early to stay unbeaten
Second-ranked Oregon scored touchdowns on its first three possessions and cruised to a 35-0 win over Purdue in a Big Ten matchup at West Lafayette, Ind., on Friday night.,Oregon (7-0, 4-0 in Big Ten) got a pair of first-half touchdown runs from Jordan James. His first score was set up by a 49-yard c...
Coming off big win, No. 2 Oregon needs to avoid letdown vs. Purdue
Coming off the biggest win of his two-plus seasons as head coach of Oregon football, Dan Lanning and the No. 2 Ducks get a short week of preparation ahead of traveling to West Lafayette, Ind., to face Purdue on Friday night.,The big key for the Ducks (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) is to avoid a letdown after th...
No. 23 Illinois stops Purdue's OT 2-point conversion attempt for 50-49 win
Linebacker Dylan Rosiek sacked Ryan Browne on a 2-point conversion attempt in overtime to lift No. 23 Illinois to a 50-49 Big Ten victory over Purdue on Saturday afternoon in Champaign, Ill.,Illinois (5-1, 2-1) squandered a 24-point second-half lead as Purdue (1-5, 0-3) took its first lead with 46 s...
Purdue looks to extend hex over No. 23 Illinois
Illinois has resided in the AP Top 25 for the past few weeks, is coming off a bye week and surely is looking forward to playing on its home field for the first time in a month. ,Purdue has lost in each of the last four weeks by a combined 140 points, fired offensive coordinator Graham Harrell after ...
After firing offensive coordinator, Purdue looks to right ship at Wisconsin
After consecutive blowout losses vs. ranked opponents, Wisconsin hopes to bounce back against visiting Purdue on Saturday in a matchup of Big Ten teams looking to get their season back on track in Madison, Wis.,Wisconsin (2-2, 0-1 Big Ten) is coming off a 38-21 loss in their conference opener at 11t...
Purdue fires offensive coordinator Graham Harrell
Purdue head coach Ryan Walters needed just three games to know he needed to make a change.,On Sunday, he made that change, firing offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Graham Harrell.,"Decisions like this are never easy," Walters said in a statement. "After evaluating our start to the season,...
Nebraska uses second-half momentum to roll past Purdue
Dylan Raiola went 17-of-27 passing for 257 yards and a touchdown to lead Nebraska to a 28-10 win at Purdue in a Big Ten contest on Saturday at West Lafayette, Ind.,Nebraska (4-1, 1-1 Big Ten) limited Purdue (1-3, 0-1) to 224 yards of total offense.,Hudson Card went 18-of-25 passing with a touchdown ...
After OT home loss, Nebraska heads out to face Purdue
In a way, it will be a tiebreaker of sorts when Nebraska travels to Purdue for a Saturday afternoon game. ,The teams have played 12 times with each winning six, so the winner will not only gain an important Big Ten conference victory, but the lead in the series.,More important than that, each team j...
Oregon State leans on rushing attack to beat Purdue
Jam Griffin rushed for 137 yards on 22 carries with a touchdown in Oregon State's 38-21 victory Saturday night over Purdue at Corvallis, Ore.,Anthony Hankerson had 89 yards and two touchdowns on 20 rushes for the Beavers (3-1).,Oregon State finished with 341 rushing yards as part of its 445 yards of...
No. 18 Notre Dame rolls to 66-7 win over Purdue
Riley Leonard rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns, Jeremiyah Love rushed for 109 yards and another score, and No. 18 Notre Dame cruised to a 66-7 win over Purdue on Saturday afternoon in West Lafayette, Ind., ,Jadarian Price and Kenny Minchey also rushed for a touchdown for Notre Dame (2-1), w...