By PAUL SIEGFRIED ISL Correspondent A total of seven college players from the state of Indiana were chosen in the 2013 NFL Draft, which concluded Saturday with the final four rounds of the seven-round draft. Notre Dame had six of those players drafted, led by tight end Tyler Eifert, chosen 21st overall by the Cincinnati […]
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From Purdue Sports Information WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue’s Robert Marve and Frankie Williams were recognized with player of the week honors by the Big Ten Conference after their performances in Saturday’s Old Oaken Bucket victory over Indiana. Marve was named the co-Offensive Player of the Week and Williams the Freshman of the Week. The […]
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By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent Back in August, there were high hopes in West Lafayette; people knew perennial powers Ohio State and Penn State were ineligible for postseason play, and the Leaders division of the Big Ten was up for grabs for teams with the talent base that the 2012 Purdue Boilermakers possessed. Many felt that […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — After all the ups and downs, Purdue is bowl-bound. Akeem Shavers scored three touchdowns during a furious five-minute stretch in the fourth quarter to help the Boilermakers pull away for a 56-35 win over Indiana on Saturday and retain the Old Oaken Bucket. “It always feels good,” […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Breathe, Danny Hope. The perfect storm is over. The Boilermakers finally won their first Big Ten game of the season with a 27-24 win over Iowa on Saturday. Then, all the talk about Indiana possibly going to the Big Ten title game was washed away with Wisconsin’s 62-14 win in Bloomington on […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I asked Robert Marve about how he has dealt with the fact that Purdue coach Danny Hope has spent the better part of the past few years trying to rein him in. His response? “On or off the field?” That honest response tells a lot about Purdue’s new starting quarterback. In […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor After a week of unprecedented hoopla and an unexpected endorsement from ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit, all has unfortunately returned to normal in Boiler Country. Purdue was on top of the world a week ago. The Boilermakers were 3-1, had nearly knocked off Notre Dame and had become a trendy pick to […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I sure hope Purdue doesn’t overlook Michigan on Saturday. Did I get you with that statement? I know, right? Since when does Purdue have to worry about overlooking the Wolverines? Since ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit declared the Boilermakers the favorites to win the Big Ten and go to the Rose Bowl. […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Robert Marve’s career day against Eastern Kentucky wasn’t enough to make him Purdue’s starting quarterback over Caleb TerBush. Coach Danny Hope said Tuesday that TerBush will start Saturday at Notre Dame. That says an awful lot about TerBush. After he was suspended for the opener and Marve passed for 295 […]
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Ben Fahrbach took photos for ISL at Saturday’s Purdue-Eastern Kentucky game. Robert Marve passed for 295 yards and three touchdowns in Purdue’s 48-6 win. Fahrbach took plenty of shots of No. 9 for this collection of his best work from Saturday.
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Here we go again. That was the thought that crossed my mind Saturday when Purdue quarterback Robert Marve foolishly threw a pass down the middle of the field that was intercepted and looked so forced that Eastern Kentucky’s Brooklyn Fox must have been, had to have […]
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