Category: Purdue

Purdue QB Caleb TerBush needs to step up against Marshall

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor It’s time for Caleb TerBush to bring it. Purdue’s quarterback has been the subject of intense scrutiny and more and more, it appears that coach Danny Hope’s cart is being tied to the TerBush horse. There are people who doubt that Hope can win this year, even with the perfect […]

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Purdue women’s hoops hires Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton as assistant coach

From Purdue Athletics WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Former Boilermaker All-American Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton will join the Purdue women’s basketball coaching staff, head coach Sharon Versyp announced Wednesday. The Naperville, Ill., native has been playing professional basketball since graduating from Purdue, most recently with the WNBA’s Washington Mystics. Lindsay will be a great addition to our staff […]

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Purdue announces game times for men’s basketball

From Purdue Athletics WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue men’s basketball program, in conjunction with the Big Ten Conference, announced start times and television information for its 2012-13 season on Wednesday. The West Lafayette Regional of the 2K Sports Classic benefitting Wounded Warrior Project, which pits the Boilermakers against Bucknell and Hofstra, will be broadcast […]

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Purdue Notes: Hope not worried about status of Notre Dame series

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Purdue coach Danny Hope isn’t worried about possibly losing the Notre Dame series, even though the Irish announced they will drop Big Ten member Michigan from the schedule after 2014. When the Notre Dame gained an affiliation with the Atlantic Coast Conference recently, speculation immediately began about the future status of all its […]

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Purdue basketball to host “Tip-Off before the Kickoff” Oct. 12

From Purdue Sports Information WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Athletics will host The Tip-Off Before the Kickoff at Mackey Arena on Friday, Oct. 12, adding the official start of basketball season to the excitement of Homecoming weekend and the Boilermaker football team’s clash with Wisconsin the following day at Ross-Ade Stadium. The evening will begin […]

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ISL’s Q and A: Former Purdue football coach Joe Tiller

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Indy Sports Legends editor Cliff Brunt interviewed former Purdue football coach Joe Tiller by telephone this past Thursday while Tiller was home in Wyoming. Tiller, 69, is the winningest coach in Purdue history and led the Boilermakers to the Rose Bowl after the 2000 season. Here are the best comments from the 35-minute conversation. Q: What […]

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Purdue rumbles for 392 yards in 54-16 win over EMU

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — That’s more like it, Purdue. After fiddling around with the passing game for a while, the Boilermakers dropped the hammer on Eastern Michigan, dominating the Eagles on the ground in a 54-16 win on Saturday afternoon. The Boilermakers passed on their first six plays against a defense that ranked […]

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