By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor It’s finally time to find out if all the hype around the Purdue football program is justified. The Boilermakers play at Notre Dame on Saturday, a perfect opportunity for the Boilermakers to announce their resurgence. This has been billed by many as the year Purdue becomes relevant again. Even coach […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent “Head west, young fella!” is the motto for the Big Ten this week as three conference teams take their show on the road and travel a long way away from home. Illinois, Nebraska and Wisconsin all have dates Saturday with Pac-12 teams and all will look to begin the 2012 […]
Tim Stratton won the Mackey Award in 2000 as the nation’s best tight end. Photo from Purdue Athletics Communications. By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor For years, Purdue has been known as the Cradle of Quarterbacks. It’s perhaps the title Purdue football fans are most proud of, along with 1967 Rose Bowl champions and 2000 […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Each and every week during the Irish football season, IndySportsLegends.com interviews Notre Dame’s upcoming opponent’s radio play-by-play announcer. This week IndySportsLegends.com spoke with Tim Newton, the Voice of the Boilermakers. Following is what Newton had to say about Purdue, who is 1-0 following a 48-6 season-opening win over FCS foe […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Robert Marve’s career day against Eastern Kentucky wasn’t enough to make him Purdue’s starting quarterback over Caleb TerBush. Coach Danny Hope said Tuesday that TerBush will start Saturday at Notre Dame. That says an awful lot about TerBush. After he was suspended for the opener and Marve passed for 295 […]
Ben Fahrbach took photos for ISL at Saturday’s Purdue-Eastern Kentucky game. Robert Marve passed for 295 yards and three touchdowns in Purdue’s 48-6 win. Fahrbach took plenty of shots of No. 9 for this collection of his best work from Saturday.
By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Kawann Short recorded one tackle in Purdue’s 48-6 blowout win over Eastern Kentucky, a sack for a loss of four yards. It was a modest statistic for the 6-foot-3, 315-pound senior defensive tackle whose name appears on numerous preseason All-America lists. Make no mistake, the Colonels felt […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Here we go again. That was the thought that crossed my mind Saturday when Purdue quarterback Robert Marve foolishly threw a pass down the middle of the field that was intercepted and looked so forced that Eastern Kentucky’s Brooklyn Fox must have been, had to have […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Eastern Kentucky 7, Kansas State 0. That was the score at the end of the third quarter of the Colonels’ season opener in Manhattan, Kan. last year. The mere mention of it sent Purdue coach Danny Hope rustling through his papers during his weekly teleconference. Kansas […]
From Purdue Sports Information PARK RIDGE, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference on Thursday announced each member institution’s men’s basketball league dates and opponents. Times and television information are still being finalized and will be released at a later date. Under the direction of eighth-year head coach Matt Painter, the Boilermakers will host Illinois on […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Don’t write off Ralph Bolden just yet. The explosive Purdue running back tore the ACL in his right knee last season against Indiana and is still recovering. This week, coach Danny Hope gave the best indication yet that Bolden could be a factor this season. It’s going to […]
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