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Hammer and Rails Readers React Results: 2026 Purdue Football Non-Conference Record
Well folks, with Friday now on the clock the powers that be above my pay grade have decided that the polls have closed and it’s time to share the results of this week’s survey. We continue to be limited to one question for now. So with football fast approaching I wanted to get your take […]
Hammer and Rails Readers Reacts Survey: Purdue Football Non-Conference
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Purdue fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. With the focus fulling starting to shift to football I wanted to start asking more questions […]
Purdue Football – 2026 Countdown to Kickoff Template: #54 – Hayden Timosciek
Hayden Timosciek *Note: Name links to official Purdue Bio. Bio Position: OL (former QB) Height: 6’8” Weight: 280 Hometown: Lockport, IL Former Team: Bowling Green Eligibility Remaining: Final Season College Career 2025 Season – Purdue 2026 – Season Outlook There’s not doubt it’s going to be hard for Timosciek to see the field for meaningful minutes. […]
Purdue Basketball Canadian Dates Finalized
It is only a summer international trip, but in less than two weeks we will get our first look at the 2026-27 Purdue men’s basketball team. The crew is headed to the Great White North, specifically British Columbia, for an internation bonding trip. Today SID Chris Forman released the full slate of games for the […]
Purdue Football – 2026 Countdown to Kickoff: #55 – Marc Nave Jr.
Marc Nave Jr. *Note: Name links to official Purdue Bio. Bio Position: Offensive Guard Height: 6’4” Weight: 355 Hometown: Toledo, Ohio High School: Central Catholic Recruiting Class: 2024 Former Team: Kentucky Eligibility Remaining: 3 seasons High School Recruiting Rankings: Rating 3*(87.8) – National Rank: 656 – Position Rank: 58 Transfer Portal Rankings: Rating 3*(86) – National Rank: 1115 […]
Purdue Football – 2026 Countdown to Kickoff: #56- Marques Easley
Marques Easley *Note: Name links to official Purdue Bio. Bio Position: Offensive Guard Height: 6’6” Weight: 320 Hometown: Kankakee, Illinois High School: Kankakee High School Recruiting Class: 2024 Former Team: Georgia Eligibility Remaining: 3 Seasons High School Recruiting Rankings: Rating 4*(91) – National Rank: 247 – Position Rank: 17 Transfer Portal Rankings: Rating 3*(87.4) – National Rank: 424 […]
Boiler Alert: NBA Summer League and Caden Pierce
Ryan and I are back with NBA Summer League in full swing to tell you how many games these fresh young NBA Boilermakers will have and how they’ve done so far. Some good, some jaw dropping. Or maybe it’s jaw smacking? Anyway. Ryan runs down all the stats in this one and we talk about […]
Purdue Readers React Survey Results: The 2026 Big Ten Football Favorite
We’ve done it folks. We’ve worked through another week and if you’re anything like me we you’re relaxing with your dog while watching your favorite TV program. At least, I hope that’s what you’re doing. In the meantime, I did ask all of you to give me your favorite for the 2026 Big Ten football […]
How Good Can Purdue Basketball Really Be in 2026-27?
Covering the last couple years of covering Purdue basketball has not only been fun, but relatively easy. After a dip in 2019-20 that was conveniently forgotten because of that whole global pandemic thing, the Boilermakers bounced back and earned a 4 seed to the NCAA Tournament in 2021. Even before that, Purdue has not been […]
Purdue Football – 2026 Countdown to Kickoff: #58 – Breeon Ishmail
Breeon Ishmail *Note: Name links to official Purdue Bio. Bio Position: Defensive End Height: 6’4” Weight: 265 Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio High School: Princeton Recruiting Class: 2023 Former Team: Michigan Eligibility Remaining: 2 Seasons Season(s) at Purdue: 2025 High School Recruiting Rankings: Rating 3*(84.7) – National Rank: 1167 – Position Rank: 55 Transfer Portal Rankings: Rating 3*(83.9) – National Rank: […]
Purdue Football – 2026 Countdown to Kickoff: #58 – James Williams Jr.
James Williams Jr. *Note: Name links to official Purdue Bio. Bio Position: Interior Offensive Line Height: 6’3” Weight: 295 Hometown: Indianapolis, Indiana High School: Lawrence Central Recruiting Class: 2026 View Post↗ Eligibility Remaining: 5 Seasons High School Recruiting Rankings: Rating 3*(86.5) – National Rank: 1063 – Position Rank: 102 High School High School Highlights 2026 – Season Outlook […]
Hammer and Rails Readers Reacts Survey: Predicting the 2026 Big Ten Football Champion
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Purdue fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Big Ten has been a very competitive football conference for a long long time. However, […]
Purdue Football – 2026 Countdown to Kickoff: #59 – Micah Banuelos
Micah Banuelos *Note: Name links to official Purdue Bio. Bio Position: Guard Height: 6’3” Weight: 310 Hometown: Burien, Washington High School: Kennedy Catholic Recruiting Class: 2023 Former Team: USC Eligibility Remaining: 2 Seasons High School Recruiting Rankings: Rating 3*(89.1) – National Rank: 417 – Position Rank: 30 Transfer Portal Rankings: Rating 3*(85) – National Rank: 2062 – Position […]
Boiler Alert Podcast: Purdue Men’s Basketball Gets Kevin Savage
Big news out of Purdue on this 4th of July weekend as the Purdue men’s basketball team nabs the point guard they’ve been after since his sophomore year. Thanks to some great recruiting by PJ Thompson, Purdue earned the pledge of Kevin Savage out of Atlanta. I talk about what we know about the point […]
Purdue Basketball Recruiting: Kevin Savage Commits!
The chase is finally over for Coach Painter. 2027 Point Guard, and Number 36 player in the nation, Kevin Savage committed to Purdue this afternoon. Savage joins 5-Star Center and Top 20 prospect Isaiah Hill in the 2027 class. The 2027 class currently ranks as 6th in the country, according to On3, and is headed […]
Purdue Readers React Survey Results – Newest NBA Boilers
Happy 4th of the July weekend and 250th birthday America! Just think, on this day 250 years ago the second Continental Congress was meeting to review the draft of Thomas Jefferson’s already approved Declaration of Independence and make changes. A lot was taken out to please various factions of the country. The day before, on […]
Purdue Football: Eligibility Update – Running Back
Note: I’m using the same intro for all of the articles in this series. Here are the links to the other articles in this series: Quarterback Last week, the NCAA announced they were moving forward with a rule change that eliminates redshirts and allows five seasons of eligibility as long as you are enrolled by […]
Purdue Football: Eligibility Update – Quarterback
Last week, the NCAA announced they were moving forward with a rule change that eliminates redshirts and allows five seasons of eligibility as long as you are enrolled by the time you’re 19. This, in part, was a reaction to the influx of European professionals into college basketball last season. It also clears up the […]
Hammer and Rails Readers React Survey: Which New Purdue NBA Player Will be the Most Successful?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Purdue fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The NBA Draft has now come and gone with two Purdue players having their names called […]
Ryan Browne Impresses at Manning Passing Academy
Ryan Browne is one of forty-eight quarterbacks from the collegiate level to attend the Manning Passing Academy. As reported by Tom Dienhart at GoldandBlack.com, Browne finished 8th of 48th in the accuracy contest at the Manning Academy. Last season, Browne completed just 58.9% of his passes on the season. While the number is low, it […]
Boiler Alert: New Boilers in the NBA & Rivers Knight
The NBA Draft was largely a success for the Purdue men’s basketball team with two players getting drafted and two players signing deals after the draft meaning that their journeys are just beginning. Ryan and I discuss the landing spots for the four Boilermaker men’s basketball players in this episode of the Boiler Alert podcast. […]
Purdue Football: The Redshirt is No More – How the new NCAA Eligibility Rule Affects Purdue Football.
The NCAA (remember, the NCAA is the name of the club the school presidents came up with to try to standardize rules across sports…the NCAA is the schools, and the schools are the NCAA) put out an update to its eligibility requirements this morning, moving to a 5-year post-high school graduation model. You can find […]
Trey Kaufman-Renn Drafted 59th by Timberwolves
Braden Smith was not the only Purdue player that heard his name get called tonight at the NBA Draft. Trey Kaufman-Renn was one of the final picks, going 59th out of 60 picks to the Timberwolves. ESPN had this to say about the late pick: That’s a fair assessment, to be honest. TKR did not […]
Purdue Reader Survey Results: Predicting the NBA Draft
As I type this we’ve got Braden Smith drafted by the Chicago Bulls oh wait he’s been traded to the Indiana Pacers with #38 in the 2nd round of the NBA Draft. That’s a great landing spot for him and should put him on a pretty good team assuming that everyone on the Pacers comes […]
Braden Smith Goes #38 to the Indiana Pacers
Braden Smith is headed down I-65 from Purdue to Indianapolis as the Indiana Pacers acquired the local point guard via an immediate trade with the Chicago Bulls. This is the most ideal situation for a player who has been at the forefront of basketball in Indiana for over five years as Tyrese Haliburton recovers from […]
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