Hammer And Rails

Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The game and the tweets were fun this week. You may have heard that the website formerly known as Twitter has been purchased and is now X, a simply horrendous name in my opinion but then again I am not a billionaire so take my suggestions with a grain of salt. You may also know that we have historically shared our … [Read more...] about Xs and Ohs! – Illinois OT Thriller

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images A top 5 team coming into Ross-Ade? I’ll take it. Purdue is coming off their best offensive game of the season. They scored 49 points against a ranked Illinois team that was giving up around 24 per game. Hudson Card will be relegated to the backup role (assuming he clears concussion protocol) and Ryan Browne will again get the start. … [Read more...] about 2024 Purdue Football: Purdue (1-5) vs. #2 Oregon (6-0)

Ron Johnson-Imagn Images Purdue tried their best. After trailing 24 points, in what sure seemed like another lock to be the next blowout of 2024, they found life. Ryan Walters and Ryan Browne were clicking all second half, but they came just short of their upset bid, with a 2-point conversion failing in overtime. I loved the grit to comeback by this young Boilermaker … [Read more...] about Gameday Grades: Offense Shows Life, but Falls Shorts of Comeback Try

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images A heartbreaker. Ledman: I had basically no expectations going into this game. My expectations were blown away. Switching up the QB due to the injury to Hudson Card resulted in Ryan Browne getting his first real minutes of the year and despite having just 9 passing yards in the first half he showed up in the second half to not only … [Read more...] about Purdue Falls to Illinois in Overtime – 50-49

Matthew O’Haren-Imagn Images Join us for this afternoon’s contest. Purdue heads to Illinois to take on the Fighting Illini in the Cannon game, a series in which Purdue has won the last five. There’s no doubt that this is going to be a tough game for Purdue for many, many reasons. This will also be the first game for the Boilermakers without former OC Graham Harrell … [Read more...] about How to Watch (1-3) Purdue at (4-1) Illinois & Open Thread