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Xs and Ohs! Purdue and Indiana State Edition
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 favorite tweets from […]
2026 Purdue Football Game 2: Purdue (1-0) vs. Wake Forest (1-0)
Purdue and Wake Forest both came away with victories in their week 1 games. Wake Forest was a winner 38-16 over Akron. This will be your home to get all the information on the game two matchup between the Boilermakers and the Demon Deacons. You can already find the opening odds that were published Sunday […]
Boiler Alert! Purdue Leaf(s) The Trees In the Dust
Purdue went full Biff Tannen on the Indiana State Sycamores on Friday night and just straight up told them to make like a tree and get out of here. If you don’t get that reference I’ve included the clip for you and I beg you to go watch Back to the Future. It’s just simply […]
The Whistlestop Tour: Week 1 of Big Ten Football
This the week was not a week where the Big Ten covered itself in glory. The league was involved in the two largest upsets of the opening weekend with UMass beating Rutgers and Western Michigan stunning Michigan in the Big House (more on that later). We have some actual data now on every team in […]
Purdue 44 Indiana State 19: Forest Fire
It has been written many times on this site and said many times on the Boiler Alert podcast: you don’t learn anything positive when playing an FCS team. It is obvious that negatives can be revealed in these games, but generally, these week 1 matchups should be all about getting into the swing of the […]
Purdue 44, Indiana State 19: Travis Post-Game Thoughts
It’s a new season, and Purdue football is undefeated. The 10-game losing streak is no more and we’re on the happy side of .500 after winning a third straight season opener. That’s about all you can say about this one. The first half was… dull, to say the least, as the Boielrs led just 16-6 […]
Purdue 44 Indiana St. 19: Post Game Media
The Purdue Boilermakers started their 2026 campaign a bit uneven in the first half against the Indiana State Sycamores, but they certainly showed a bit of what they are capable of at the start of the second half. In that third quarter, Purdue got two straight three and out stops on defense and turned that […]
Purdue 44 – Indiana State 19: Choping Down the Sycamores
Last year in their first game of the season Purdue struggled to run the ball against a Ball State squad that they eventually beat 31-0. In this game Purdue needed to show the fans what they were capable of. In the first half, after 30 minutes of football Purdue went into the locker room up […]
How to Watch Purdue (0-0) vs. Indiana State (0-1) & Fan Discussion
The 2026 Purdue football season is here. Let’s wash the taste of the 2025 season out of out mouths with what we hope will be a commanding performance against the Sycamores of Indiana State. On the call for the game tonight will be Purdue football legend Ryan Kerrigan. It will be his first time in […]
Hammer and Rails Readers Reacts: Where Are We Watching Purdue vs. Indiana State?
We are just about 4 hours away from the kickoff of the first Purdue football game of the 2026 season. The 2025 season is in the rearview window and that’s not us anymore. We don’t need to worry about that team or those guys because this team is not that team and we are not […]
Purdue Football: Position Group Grades – Offense
Kyle and I planned to break down the opening depth chart today, but Coach Odom didn’t cooperate. We’ll all see the depth chart unveiled together on the field Friday when Purdue takes the field. Instead, we’re going to give preseason grades for each position group as a whole. There are some iron-clad locks on the […]
Purdue Volleyball Weekly Recap 9/4
Welcome back to a new season of Purdue volleyball, everyone! This season, we will be giving weekly check ins on the Boilermaker Volleyball squad as coach Dave Shondell and company look to continue its tradition of winning and break through in the post season. In week 1 of the regular season, we saw several headlines […]
Purdue (0-0) vs. Indiana State (0-1) Staff Predictions
With the Purdue football team taking the field this Friday we are moving up our prediction post to Thursday instead of it’s normal Friday position. Ledman (0-0): This is a game that Purdue has to win, should win, and will win. I’m confident in saying that. What I wanted to know was how often these […]
Week 1 Big Ten Preview
Big Ten football is back this week! Yes, technically it started last week with USC blowing out San Jose State during week 0, but USC is not really in the Big Ten and hopefully one day very soon they will go back to the Pac-12 where they belong (at least in all other sports, because […]
#14 Purdue Volleyball Sweeps Defending Champion #12 Texas A&M 3-0 in Mackey Arena
Nothing was going to stop the Purdue volleyball team last night. Not the oppressive West Lafayette heat (with a feels like around 97 most of the day), not a start time that was an hour or so beyond the scheduled time, and certainly not a Texas A&M squad that came in as the reigning national […]
Boiler Alert! Purdue versus Indiana State Predictions
Since Purdue football is playing one day earlier than normal Ryan and I decided to hop on the mics one day earlier than normal. Before we jumped into the upcoming game against the Sycamores we talked about the latest (non)update on the TKR case. We also discuss a change to the Big Ten football replay […]
Purdue Football: What I’m Looking for Against Indiana State
On a normal week, we’d give you an opponent preview, but playing an FCS school isn’t normal. I’ll save you some reading time and skip right to the “overall” section of what would be the normal preview. Overall Purdue is a Big 10 team; Indiana State is an FCS Missouri Valley team that is predicted […]
Get the best of Hammer and Rails on the new SB Nation app
It’s a big day for Hammer and Rails. Today, the SB Nation app is live, and it’s the best way to follow the Boilermakers. You can download it by searching SB Nation for iOS or Android. A year ago we made some big changes to our community, including offering fewer ads and the addition of […]
Purdue Football – 2026 Countdown to Kickoff: #3 – Xavier Townsend & Jett Goldsberry
Xavier Townsend *Note: Name links to official Purdue Bio. Bio Position: WR Height: 5’11” Weight: 195 Hometown: Tampa, FL Previous School: Iowa State Eligibility Remaining: Senior College Career 2025 Season – Iowa State 2026 – Season Outlook Townsend comes to Purdue from a pretty good Iowa State program. He played in 10 of their games last season […]
And Now For Something Completely Different: A Trip to Boilerhouse Prime
Purdue has hired a new AD in Tommy McClelland and one of the things that he was brought in to do was raise money. Not just money either but MONEY. As in, turn on the money fountain and make it run 24×7 type of money. Will he reach that goal? It’s too early to say, […]
2026 Purdue Football Game 1: Purdue (0-0) vs. Indiana State (0-1)
Find everything you could want about Purdue’s week 1 game against the Indiana State Sycamores. Purdue and Indiana State face off on Friday at 7:00 PM EDT. Follow along here for all the latest updates.
The Trey Kaufman-Renn Lawsuit and the Hypocrisy of College Sports
Yesterday afternoon it was announced that Trey Kaufman-Renn has filed a lawsuit against the NCAA seeking to obtain an additional year of eligibility. The crux of his argument seems to be that during his first year at Purdue he redshirted which prevented him playing. The new NCAA rules operate under the 5 for 5 rule […]
Hammer and Rails Readers Reacts Survey: How Will You Watch the Indiana State Game?
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. It’s game week! That’s right, Purdue football is officially back in less than one week. 4 business days if you’re counting. And we are. So, rather […]
Purdue Football: Barry Odom Indiana State Press Conference
Coach Odom addressed the media and then answered a few questions this afternoon during his first game-week press conference of the 2026 season. Notes
Purdue Football – 2026 Countdown to Kickoff – #4 – Hudari Hines and Jerrick Gibson
Hiduri Hines BIO Position: DB Height: 6’1” Weight: 201 Hometown: Indianapolis, IN Recruiting Class: 2024 Eligibility Remaining: Junior High School Recruiting Rankings: 3* composite from 247 2026 Season Outlook: Hines was part of a secondary in 2025 that was, how do we say this nicely….horrendous. Purdue ranked 109th in the country in passing yards allowed per game, 115th […]
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