Leon Burtnett, the head coach of the Purdue Boilermakers from 1982-86, has passed away. He was 78 years old. According to Randy Myers of NewsTalk 1230 in Jonesboro, Ark., Burtnett passed away in his sleep last night. Burtnett was a football lifer, beginning his coaching career at Mt. Hope High School in Kansas in 1965. […]
Read MoreBetting Lines Released For Big Ten Rivalry Games
Many of the Big Ten’s biggest football rivalry games were cancelled during the 2020 season. But now that the full slate of games is back and on schedule, it’s time to start placing some bets on the rivalry games. According to South Point via Saturday Tradition’s Dustin Schutte, the lines are out for Big Ten […]
Read MoreNorth Carolina To Play In Huge 2021 Early Season Tournament
The roster for the 2021 Hall of Fame Tipoff tournament is officially set — featuring appearances from some of the biggest heavyweights in the college game. Facing off in one of the nation’s top early-season tournaments, North Carolina, Villanova, Purdue and Tennessee will all take the court in Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Arena for an epic […]
Read MoreBetting Odds Released For 2021 Big Ten Football Season
With the college football start date sneaking up in August, it’s time to start looking ahead to the 2021 season. BettingOdds.ag has officially released the conference championship odds for each of the NCAA’s Power-Five football conferences. On Tuesday afternoon, SEC Network analyst Cole Cubelic took to Twitter to share these figures — including the odds […]
Read MoreLegendary Big Ten Running Back Has Died At 74
The Big Ten and Purdue Boilermakers lost one of its all-time greats today as legendary running back Leroy Keyes passed away. He was 74 years old. In the late 1960s, Keyes was one of the most versatile running backs in college football. He excelled at both running the ball and catching it, racking up over […]
Read MoreQ&A With Tyler Coyle: Pro Day, Role In NFL, Transferring From UConn To Purdue
Tyler Coyle may have been flying under the radar prior to his pro day, but that’s no longer the case. The versatile safety had an incredible showing at his pro day, running the 40-yard dash in 4.36 seconds and posting a 39-inch vertical. Those kind of measurements alone make him an intriguing prospect. Coyle also […]
Read MoreJeff Goodman Releases Way-Too-Early Preseason Top 5
The 2020-21 college basketball season is not quite done. Baylor jumped all over Gonzaga early in the first half and leads 31-14 in the national championship as of this writing. After the game, we’ll get a rash of “way too early” polls and predictions for next year. Stadium’s Jeff Goodman got a jump on it, […]
Read MoreRondale Moore’s Official Height Revealed At Pro Day
When healthy, Rondale Moore was as fun and explosive a player as we had in college football over the last few years. The Purdue star measured in at his school’s Pro Day, and even with his athletic ability, he’s going to have to overcome a pretty serious size disadvantage at the next level. Moore measured […]
Read MorePaul Finebaum Reacts To The Big Ten’s NCAA Tournament Showing
We’re 1.5 rounds in to the 2021 NCAA Tournament and only three of the Big Ten’s nine representatives are still alive. And if there’s one person you know is going to rip the conference over that, it’s Paul Finebaum. During a radio spot for WJOX in Birmingham, the SEC analyst made it clear that the […]
Read MoreCollege Basketball World Reacts To The Big Ten’s Disappointment
The Big Ten was the best conference in college basketball during the regular season. That’s what all of the analytics said, anyway. The NCAA Tournament selection committee clearly felt similarly, as the Big Ten was rewarded with nine selections and several top seeds. The Big Ten had two No. 1 overall seeds in Michigan and […]
Read MoreHere’s The Schedule For Today’s 16 NCAA Tournament Games
Get your brackets in. The NCAA Tournament is finally here, after a long, long year without it. Last night, we got a nice taste of Tournament action with the First Four games. All four games were single-digit affairs. Drake-Wichita State and Norfolk State-Appalachian State were each decided by single possessions, while UCLA mounted a big […]
Read MoreThe Big Ten Basketball Tournament Bracket Is Officially Set
The Big Ten men’s basketball regular season is officially over, meaning the postseason is on the way. The final game of the regular season was a surprising one, with Mark Turgeon’s Maryland Terrapins getting upset at home by Penn State. The Terps have now dropped back-to-back games against Northwestern and Penn State. While Maryland should […]
Read MoreHere’s What The Big Ten Tournament Bracket Looks Like Ahead Of Sunday’s Game
The Big Ten Tournament bracket is starting to take shape with just one day remaining until the end of the 2020-21 regular season. The Michigan Wolverines have locked up the No. 1 seed, as have the Illinois Fighting Illini at No. 2. Most expect the two juggernauts to square off in the eventual Big Ten Tournament […]
Read MoreQ&A With Rondale Moore: Preparing For NFL, Ohio State Upset, Where He Ranks In 2021 WR Class
If you’re looking for a game-changer at wide receiver in this year’s NFL Draft, look no further than Rondale Moore. Moore immediately put the college football world on notice as a freshman at Purdue, finishing his first year with 114 receptions for 1,258 yards and 12 touchdowns. His signature moment came against Ohio State in […]
Read MoreJoe Lunardi’s Seed Predictions For Big Ten’s NCAA Tournament Teams
As we enter the final stretches of the 2020-21 college basketball season, one conference has looked much stronger than the rest. With six teams currently in the top 25 and a couple others riding close behind, the Big Ten is primed to send a stacked list to this year’s tournament. ESPN lead bracketologist Joe Lunardi […]
Read MoreBig Ten Basketball Tournament Announces Decision On Fans
With COVID-19 altering the entire March Madness landscape, the excitement of postseason college basketball just won’t quite be the same this year. That being said, one conference has already taken a significant step towards normalcy. On Thursday morning, the Big Ten announced it will allow a limited 8,000 fans to attend games during this year’s […]
Read MoreCBS Puts 5 Major College Football Coaches On The ‘Hot Seat’
It’s March, which means we’re getting close to many Division I programs beginning spring football. Before you know it, we’ll be coming up on the 2021 college football season, which will be a pivotal one for many coaches. This past season brought more coaching changes than many anticipated, given the financial challenges from COVID-19. We […]
Read MoreLongtime College Basketball Radio Announcer Has Died At 74
A longtime college basketball radio voice has tragically passed away at the age of 74. Larry Clisby, the longtime voice of the Purdue basketball program, has died. The Boilermakers community is heartbroken over the news. Few people, if any, were more beloved within the Purdue basketball program than their longtime radio voice. “Heartbroken can’t describe […]
Read MoreAndy Katz Ranked The Big Ten’s Top 5 Basketball Arenas
The Big Ten has been the top basketball conference in the country this season without fans in the stands, but it is still disappointing to see some of the league’s most intimidating buildings empty. The Big Ten has no shortage of great venues. There are older, historical arenas, newer, state-of-the-art ones and everything in between. […]
Read MoreWrigley Field To Host 2021 Big Ten Football Game
Big Ten football will be returning to the iconic Wrigley Field in the 2021 season. Wrigley Field, home to the Chicago Cubs, will become a gridiron later this year. Big Ten programs Northwestern and Purdue announced on Tuesday the two teams will meet at Wrigley Field on Nov. 20 of 2021. “Northwestern Athletics and the […]
Read MoreBig Ten Football Announces Schedule For 2021 Season
This past season, Big Ten football dashed its non-conference schedule and played an eight-game, conference-only season. Things are finally changing back to normal this year. The Big Ten released the full 2021 regular-season football schedule on Friday. Teams will return to a full 12-game regular season which includes three non-conference games for each conference member. […]
Read More2 Big Ten Teams Will Reportedly Play Game At Wrigley Field In 2021
The historic Wrigley Field was supposed to host a Big Ten tilt between Northwestern and Wisconsin in 2020. But after the pandemic put an end to that plan, we’ll be getting a replacement game at the iconic venue in 2021. According to ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg, Northwestern will host a home game against Purdue at Wrigley […]
Read More2021 NFL Mock Draft 2.0: Who Will The Jaguars, Jets, Dolphins, Etc. Take?
The regular season is over, which means that we know how a large portion of the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft will look. Over the last few weeks, the Jacksonville Jaguars jumped in front of—or behind, depending on your perspective—the New York Jets for the No. 1 pick. Today, we’re rebooting our 2021 […]
Read MoreThe 2021 NCAA Tournament Will Take Place Entirely In Indiana
The 2021 NCAA men’s basketball tournament will be unlike anything we’ve ever seen. One state will play host to the greatest event in sports. Naturally, the state of Indiana – known to many as the best basketball state in the nation – will host the 2021 NCAA Tournament. “This is a historic moment for NCAA […]
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