By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Ben Fahrbach is in his second year of taking photos for Indy Sports Legends. Here is a slideshow of 18 shots from Purdue’s 55-24 loss to Northern Illinois on Saturday. Included are several shots of Danny Etling, the freshman quarterback who replaced Rob Henry. Etling got positive reviews from many […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Here are a few things to watch as Purdue (1-2) heads to Madison to play at No. 24 Wisconsin (2-1) at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Can Purdue maintain its momentum? Purdue had moments during Saturday’s 31-24 loss to Notre Dame that showed much-needed improvement in the mental toughness department. First, […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Purdue coach Darrell Hazell weighed in on the controversial finish to the Wisconsin-Arizona State game during his weekly teleconference on Tuesday afternoon. Wisconsin trailed the Sun Devils 32-30 in the closing seconds of last Saturday’s game. Badgers quarterback Joel Stave tried to center the ball to give his kicker a […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Finally, the college football season starts to really heat up this week as there are plenty of good games on tap to satisfy your craving for what should be some really hotly contested games. The best matchup in the Big Ten will be in Lincoln, where a pair of […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Having had plenty of time to digest and analyze Notre Dame’s first regular-season loss since 2011, I’ve come to some conclusions. Before I dive into those, let me reassure Irish Nation that the sky isn’t falling and Notre Dame’s program isn’t slipping after Saturday night’s 41-30 defeat Saturday night […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Amid all the talk about what is and isn’t a rivalry, Purdue vs. Notre Dame, by many standards, actually is one. The two Indiana schools first met in 1896 and have played every year since 1946. Notre Dame has gotten the best of the series, leading […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The Indiana Hoosiers announced their 2013-14 basketball schedule on Wednesday. A look at the 31-game slate that includes two trips to New York (where Indiana competes in the 2K Sports Classic the week before Thanksgiving) is printed below. The Hoosiers play 18 of the 31 games at home. They are […]
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From Purdue Athletics Brantley has extensive experience on the sidelines, spending the last two years with Basketball University and as the EG10 AAU Under-16 head coach. During his time with the EG10 Under-16 squad, he guided the team to the Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions title in Atlanta during late April of this past year. […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Over the years, running backs often have been overlooked at Purdue, barely visible beneath the gigantic shadows of the school’s big-name passers. Not on this site. With input from our staff and outside experts, Indy Sports Legends offers a countdown of the top 10 Boilermaker ballcarriers ever. It is a […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor If you’re like me, you’re beginning to think more and more about the college football season. Sure, we haven’t even arrived at the Fourth of July or endured the dog days of summer. But in about a month conferences across the country will hold their annual media days and […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Note: Griffiths covered Keady’s teams while he was editor of Gold and Black Illustrated. Gene Keady is a legend at Purdue and rightfully so. He’s the winningest basketball coach in Boilermaker annals and the second-winningest in Big Ten history. The Larned, Kan. native guided Purdue to six Big Ten […]
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