From Purdue Athletics WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue head football coach Darrell Hazell announced that Rubin Carter has been hired to coach the Boilermakers’ defensive line. I love what Coach Carter brings to Purdue, Hazell said. He is a 12-year NFL veteran with over 25 years of coaching experience on all different levels. He has […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The score wasn’t nearly the most important part of Purdue’s win over Northwestern on Sunday night. Yes, the Boilermakers throttled the Wildcats 74-43, avenging a 75-60 loss on Feb. 2. But the most important element, by far, was the leadership that emerged. Terone Johnson, by word […]
Continue ReadingBy SAM KLEMET ISL Correspondent Pride is the extent of what is on the line Sunday at Mackey Arena. Purdue and Northwestern both enter the game under .500 and both in the midst of challenging losing streaks. The Boilers have lost five of six, including three in a row. The Wildcats are losers of four […]
Continue ReadingISL’s Cliff Brunt and Doug Griffiths were guests on the Rail Line with Clayton Duffy on Monday. Brunt gave his thoughts on the Purdue-IU basketball game and looked into the upcoming Indiana-Michigan State game. Griffiths previewed the Notre Dame-Pittsburgh men’s basketball game and explained why he thinks Purdue men’s hoops coach Matt Painter will make roster […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Changes to both rosters have since made the Hoosiers much more capable of beating Purdue. But when Tom Crean started at Indiana in the fall of 2008, it was Matt Painter’s Boilermakers who served as the model program to which Crean aspired. “He had great players,” Crean […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Zeller-Hammons II resembled an old-school Mike Tyson fight. It was over before the pizza arrived. In every possible way, Indiana’s Cody Zeller dominated Purdue’s A.J. Hammons on Saturday afternoon. The Collision in Bloomington was an epic beatdown. I want my pay-per-view money back (Ok, I didn’t pay […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor I was talking to a fraternity brother from Upstate New York yesterday and have to admit I wasn’t at all surprised by what he had to say about Saturday’s Purdue-IU game. Yes, he’s definitely what I would call a diehard Purdue fan, one of those that even if you […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor If I’m an NBA scout, I’m foaming at the mouth to watch Zeller vs. Hammons II. The first matchup between the 7-footers was awesome, and was one of the few compelling things about Indiana’s 97-60 win over Purdue on Jan. 30. Within a complete massacre was one of the most […]
Continue ReadingBy SAM KLEMET ISL Correspondent Purdue’s eight-game win streak against Illinois ended with a thud. The Boilers were routed at Assembly Hall, 79-59 on Wednesday, for their fourth loss in five games. Illinois avenged its January 2 loss at Mackey Arena with a commanding effort. On a night when leading scored Brandon Paul scored just […]
Continue ReadingBy SAM KLEMET ISL Correspondent If searching for the definition of “having one’s number,” look no further than what Purdue does against Illinois. The Boilermakers own an eight-game winning streak over the Illini, including a 68-61 win Jan. 2 at Mackey Arena. For whatever reason, Matt Painter’s team gets up for games against the Blue […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I’ve never seen anything like this. I never imagined a No. 1-ranked team could lose to an unranked foe with a losing record in league play and stay at the top. Indiana did it. The Hoosiers’ convincing win at Ohio State on Sunday was enough to override the loss to Illinois and […]
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