PURDUE RUMORS & GOSSIP

Here is a quick update on how the football scholarship situation looks. Jimmy McKenna made it 14 commitments yesterday, which is quite a run for Jeff Brohm. Like I pointed out last week, having this many commitments this early is unprecedented for Purdue. Sure, we don’t have any 4- or 5-star commitments, but we have a solid class of guys that look promising and are in the mold...

Purdue fans can celebrate the new era (again) in Indianapolis. Take 2? On August 30, 2013 Purdue fans gathered in downtown Indianapolis with a ton of promise. I was there. The various alumni clubs and the athletic department pulled off a great event as we prepared to kick off a new era of Purdue football with a massive tailgate party on the circle in downtown Indianapolis before...

Carsen made the cut! The U-19 USA Basketball Team was announced via Twitter today. Good news for us Boilermaker fans too. C-Boogie made the team! Carsen averaged just over 10 points per game as a freshman this past season. I fully expect him to make another step this year and up his totals, as a full time starter. Carsen’s summer is officially booked. In July, he will be in Egypt...

The newest member of Purdue’s ever growing class of 18’ was kind enough to answer a few questions. Purdue kept the recruiting train rolling, securing a verbal commitment from Connor Parks, a long and athletic defensive end out of Orlando, Florida. Connor was gracious enough to give me a few minutes of time what has to be one of the most exciting and fulfilling days of his life...

Coach Brohm gets verbal number 10. Coach Brohm and his staff nailed their 10th verbal commitment this evening in Connor Park, a defensive end out of Florida. I would go ahead and categorize this verbal as a soft one. Literally, in his tweet, it says that he isn’t just shutting his recruitment down yet. Which obviously worries me. Rivals has Connor ranked as a 2* prospect currently...

Caleb Swanigan will be staying in the NBA Draft.Many people in the sports world were waiting in anticipation of Swanigan’s draft decision. The Purdue big man declared for the draft but had until Wednesday’s deadline to announce whether he would remain in the pool of players or withdraw to maintain his college eligibility.Swanigan said on Twitter that he would remain in the draft...

It’s safe to say the Purdue Boilermakers wish they had put up a better fight against Kansas in the sweet sixteen from last seasons NCAA tournament. The past is the past however and the Boilermakers will look to replicate another great regular season. In order to do so both Purdue and Matt Painter have a roster to work on. Going into the 2017/2018 season, the Boilermakers may be...

With the 2017 NCAA Tournament heating up, all eyes are on the college basketball world. By the end of this weekend, the March Madness field of 68 teams will have been pared down to just four finalists, and we'll have just three meaningful games of college hoops left to enjoy this year.So, as the season wraps up, we wanted to turn our attention to another exciting race for a major...

Vermont guard Kurt Steidl left his team’s first-round game against Purdue on Thursday after suffering a leg injury late in the first half.Steidel raced out to try defending a 3-point attempt by Purdue with two minutes left in the first half and landed awkwardly. Steidl was down on the floor and examined by a trainer. He was able to walk off the court and into the tunnel.Steidl’s...

Two years ago, I provided a list of players to watch during the NCAA Tournament. Last year, I gave reasons why the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is not as good as you may believe. This year, I would like to provide a list of players you may not know are quality NBA prospects. These players are likely to declare for the NBA Draft whenever their seasons end. So this serves as...

One of the best parts about March Madness is being able to call a big March Madness upset. There are few things more fun about March Madness than riding a little-known school to the Sweet Sixteen or beyond and bragging about it to your friends and coworkers who’ve never heard of them. Of course, they’re upsets for a reason, and notoriously hard to predict.Teams who have waited...

J Money, Boilerdowd, Michael, and Aneesh make chaos together as they review the Boilermakers' 2017 regular season, talk about Northwestern's season and debate Collins vs Painter (vs Pitino, I guess) for Big Ten COY (2:45), the Big Ten's badness and the conference's worst coach (16:20), Boilerdowd's Big Ten all-overrated team (26:20), going through the top 20 teams to look for Purdue...

Gold and Black Illustrated's Brian Neubert joins Michael and Aneesh to talk about Caleb Swanigan's improvement (1:00), Biggie's improved relationship with the team (9:30), Carsen Edwards coming off the bench (12:00) and him being on the same page with the coaching staff (17:45), comparing Carsen with previous point guard situations at Purdue and addressing rumors about his unhappiness...

The Purdue Boilermakers are one of the nations hottest teams in the NCAA. Purdue is coming off of a dominating win against Michigan State, making it their fifth straight win. Purdue currently sits at 22-5 on the season, good for first in the Big Ten and No. 16 ranked overall. They are a team who has it clicking on both sides of the ball and when the NCAA tournament is underway, the...

Purdue Basketball was an early season favorite to win the Big Ten, and is still a strong candidate to take home the Big Ten Championship trophy early next month. With wins over Wisconsin at home and Maryland in College Park, you would think Purdue would be on top of the Big Ten standings, but with damaging losses to Minnesota in overtime, Nebraska in Lincoln, and Iowa in Iowa City...

In an NCAA season dominated by phenomenal freshmen like Lonzo Ball and Markelle Fultz, Caleb Swanigan has flown under the radar. That's a travesty. A 6-foot-9, 245-pound sophomore forward for the Purdue Boilermakers, Swanigan has been posting ridiculous numbers. Check out his flashy stat line in Purdue's most recent game: 23 points, 20 rebounds, 6 assists and a block. He's...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Center Isaac Haas had 24 points and six rebounds, and power forward Caleb Swanigan added 22 points and 10 rebounds in No. 21 Purdue's dominating 91-68 victory over Illinois on Tuesday night.Haas scored 13 points in the second half when the Boilermakers (15-4, 4-2 Big Ten) led by as many as 27. Swanigan had a four-point first half but was almost unstoppable...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Center Isaac Haas had 24 points and six rebounds, and power forward Caleb Swanigan added 22 points and 10 rebounds in No. 21 Purdue's dominating 91-68 victory over Illinois on Tuesday night. Haas scored 13 points in the second half when the Boilermakers (15-4, 4-2 Big Ten) led by as many as 27. Swanigan had a four-point first half but was almost unstoppable...

Purdue basketball came out of Wednesday’s game victorious with a convincing win over an Iowa team who had won their previous five games. Purdue cruised to a 89-67 win, adding to what is now their seventh straight victory. Purdue now holds a 12-2 record overall, 1-0 in conference play. Purdue jumped out to a 49-25 first half lead behind the guard play of Carsen Edwards and Dakota...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Freshman guard Carsen Edwards scored 19 points and Dakota Mathias added 17 as No. 15 Purdue dominated Iowa 89-67 on Wednesday night in the Big Ten opener for both teams.It was the seventh consecutive victory for the Boilermakers (12-2, 1-0), who also got 16 points from Isaac Haas, 15 from Vince Edwards and 11 points and 10 rebounds from Caleb Swanigan, who...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Freshman guard Carsen Edwards scored 19 points and Dakota Mathias added 17 as No. 15 Purdue dominated Iowa 89-67 on Wednesday night in the Big Ten opener for both teams. It was the seventh consecutive victory for the Boilermakers (12-2, 1-0), who also got 16 points from Isaac Haas, 15 from Vince Edwards and 11 points and 10 rebounds from Caleb Swanigan...

NEW YORK -- No. 18 Purdue did just about everything well in a 97-64 thrashing of Arizona State on Tuesday night in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden.The Boilermakers scored inside and from the perimeter. They played stingy defense. They rebounded with extra energy."I thought right as we started moving the basketball, we got into a rhythm and our guys played maybe the best...