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Purdue basketball: Pressing player questions (Guard edition)
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Opening Odds: Purdue (1-2) vs. #3 Notre Dame (3-0)
A 1-2 start is likely the worst case scenario for a Purdue Boilermaker program looking to shift the perception of what their football program looks like. Following a breakdown in the late stages and overtime to Wake Forest, Purdue followed that up with arguably one of the worst performances on defense in the program’s history. […]
Purdue Football Depth Chart Review: UCLA – Defense
I’m not sure what to say. Barry Odom has built a career on turning around defenses. I was confident he’d be able to put something together in his second year at Purdue, and I was wrong in that assumption. I know defensive coordinator Kevin Kane is getting all the heat, and rightfully so, but there’s […]
Hammer and Rails Reacts Survey: That’s Gotta be Kane!
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. Purdue football is in the midst of a two game losing streak. There’s plenty of blame to go around. The offense played well against UCLA but […]
Purdue Football Depth Chart Review: UCLA – Offense
Ryan Browne has been a revelation thus far. Barry Odom put his trust in the returning signal caller, and he continues to play like one of the better quarterbacks in the Big 10 early in the season. The late-night kick and gleam from the lights reflecting off the empty Rose Bowl bleachers didn’t stop him […]
2026 Purdue Football Game 4: Purdue (1-2) vs. #3 Notre Dame (3-0)
Purdue is now 1-2 on the season and so it’s of course time for an easy game to get things back on track. Right? Oh wait, what’s that? We are playing #3 Notre Dame? Oh, great, this should be fun. Yes, that’s right the Fighting Irish are making their way to Ross-Ade Stadium to play […]
Boiler Alert! Grading the Offense and Defense From the UCLA Loss
Ryan and I are back with you and on this week’s episode we do things a little bit differently than in the past. Instead of going through the game and discussing the highs and the lows we broke the podcast down into two sections. In the first section we talk about the performance of the […]
The Whistlestop Tour: Week 3 of Big Ten Football
In week 2 the Big Ten really struggled. Week 3 was better. UCLA and USC already have a conference win and lead the Big Ten (a phrase I cannot believe I have to say in the Year of Our Lord 2026). It would have been funnier if both had lost, because then Rutgers and Purdue […]
Purdue 38 UCLA 52: Trouble Bruin?
We are in season 3 of the Big Ten money grab that was adding four teams from the west coast and that means Purdue, a team that is located in the Eastern time zone, had to start a game at 11:07 PM ET. I know I took an afternoon nap in order to stay up […]
Purdue 38 – UCLA 52: Purdue Defense Fails To Show Up
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How to Watch Purdue (1-1) at UCLA (2-0) & Fan Discussion
The 2026 Purdue football season is off to a fast start here. After falling in double overtime to Wake Forest last week Purdue hits the road for the first time this season. They are in sunny California to take on the Bruins who sit at 2-0. This game is the latest kickoff for the Boilermakers […]
Hammer and Rails Readers React Results: Purdue Football Improvement
I’m writing this around 8:30 PM on Friday night. Somehow, Purdue fans still have more than 24 hours to wait until the week 3 matchup between the Purdue Boilermakers and the UCLA Bruins. In the meantime, let’s finalize what fans thought about week 2. In retrospect this seemed like an easier question than I meant […]
Purdue Football (1-1) at UCLA (2-0): Staff Predictions
Purdue and UCLA kick off very late tomorrow night out in Pasadena. This will be a great opportunity for Purdue to find a Big Ten win somewhere out amongst the glitz and glam of Hollywood. It’s time for the staff to weigh in on the results. Ledman (2-0): This 11:00 PM kickoff will be the […]
Purdue Football: Official Injury Report for UCLA Released
Coach Odom hasn’t provided much information in terms of depth charts and injury reports through the first two non-conference games. The opening of Big10 play necessitates the first official Purdue injury report of the season (shout-out to sports gambling, I guess). Out DB/NB – Mister Clark TE – Kylan Fox (season ending injury) DB – […]
Purdue Football: UCLA Preview
UCLA Bruins Game Information Week: 3 Date: Saturday, September 19, 2026 Location: Pasadena, California Time: 11 PM EDT TV: Big 10 Network Head Coach – Bob Chesney Seasons at School (as head coach): 0 Coaching Record at School: 2-0 Overall Coaching Record: 134-52 Salve Regina (23-9) Assumption (44-16) Holy Cross (44-21) James Madison (21-6) UCLA […]
Boiler Alert! The Men’s Basketball Schedule is Complete & Football Heads to UCLA
Ryan and I are back to discuss both football and basketball on this episode of the podcast. I know that will thrill a lot of you who are already tired of the football talk with Purdue sitting at 1-1 after that heartbreaking loss to Wake Forest. Well, good news folks, Purdue men’s basketball has a […]
Purdue Men’s Basketball 2026-2027 Big Ten Schedule Released
With football sitting at 1-1 I know that a lot of you have already turned your attention to basketball. That’s okay with us because obviously we love basketball here at Hammer and Rails. Well, today Purdue men’s basketball fans are eating good because the Big Ten conference announced the conference schedule for all 18 teams. […]
Purdue Boilermakers in the NFL: Week 1
The first week of the NFL season has come and gone and thanks to my purchase of NFL Sunday Ticket (not a sponsored post but I’m willing to listen) I can watch every game I want to. For me that mostly means I’m going to be able to watch my beloved Tampa Bay Bucs (shout […]
Purdue Football: Depth Chart Review vs Wake Forest – Defense
Note: Starters in bold Defensive Line Defensive End Nose Tackle Curt Neal: Snaps – 43 – Tackles – 3 – T.F.L. – .5 – Sacks – 1 Defensive Tackle Grade: C+ First off, as you can see, defensive coordinator Kevin Kane changed Purdue’s base defense from a 4-2-5 to a 3-3-5 for this game. Virginia […]
Xs and Ohs! Purdue and Wake Forest Edition
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Hammer and Rails Readers Reacts Survey: Football Improvement
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. Purdue did just about everything but win on Saturday, they did technically win for a few seconds as the game was over before the appeal, against […]
Purdue Depth Chart Review: Wake Forest – Offense
Purdue didn’t win the game on Saturday, but I was entertained. It’s been a while since I’ve been engaged in something other than flipping through channels, looking for a better game in the 4th quarter of Purdue football games. I paced around the living room and swore at the television for the duration of the […]
Purdue (1-1) at UCLA (2-0): Weekly Press Conference
It is weird to say the phrase, “Big Ten play begins this week at UCLA,” but here we are. For the first time since Jnauary 1, 2001 the Boilermakers will play in the Rose Bowl, albeit with much lower stakes than its previous visit. Purdue has not won a regular season game on the west […]
2026 Purdue Football Game 3: Purdue (1-1) at UCLA (2-0)
Purdue suffered a tough loss to the Demon Deacons in week 2 but there was real life, fight, and progress shown. Will that be enough to help them get over the hump as they travel to the West coast? Did they learn enough about themselves? What about the playcalling that I think we can agree […]
FanDuel opening odds Purdue at UCLA: Road Underdogs
Purdue football has to contend with the crushing hangover of having a 2-0 start ripped out of the jaws of victory when Wake Forest knocked off Purdue at Ross-Ade 38-36 in double OT. Barry Odom’s second season at Purdue looked like it’d be more of the same as Purdue trailed another power five school in […]
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