The Nebraska Cornhuskers go on the road for the first time this season when they take on the Purdue Boilermakers in West Lafayette, Indiana, Saturday. The Big Red look to bounce after a tough, overtime loss to now No.
The Purdue Boilermaker team is built off of a strong defense under head coach Ryan Walters. You can expect some talent on all three levels, and an aggressive system.
Purdue has Thieneman and Jenkins, but who will be a breakout player for the 2024 season? Coach Walters’ defense has two stars. Dillon Thieneman, the returning All-American Safety, and Kydran Jenkins, who is moving from Rush End to Middle Linebacker.
Despite changing positions heading into this season, the goal remains the same for Purdue football defensive standout Kydran Jenkins — get after the quarterback.
What a difference a year makes for the Purdue football defensive ends. Last fall, the Boilermakers had Kydran Jenkins and Nic Scourton, who created plenty of havoc on opposing offenses.
INDIANAPOLIS — If there was a phrase that could sum up Purdue's appearance at Big Ten Media Days on Tuesday, it would easily be "chip on our shoulders." That was repeated by coach Ryan Walters all afternoon long at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Purdue has named the three players who will join coach Ryan Walters at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis for the 2024 Big Ten Football Media Days later this month.
Nic Scourton bailed to Texas A&M, Jenkins is now the man in the middle. Who steps up to rush the passer? 10 sacks that were created by Nic Scourton are now back in his home state of Texas, where he will try to emulate that season for the Aggies this fall.
Could the 2024 Purdue football season lead to the resurrection of Shittah Sillah’s career? The former Boston College defensive player saw his career ravaged by injuries over five years with the Eagles, and looks to cap his college career with a sixth year full of success in West Lafayette.
A season ago, Purdue football saw tremendous play up front from its defensive line, especially from the likes of Nic Scourton and Kydran Jenkins. Scourton and Jenkins were two of the Big Ten Conference’s top three in sacks a season ago.