Purdue University NCAA News Archives

Wisconsin's 5-0 start seems in the distant past. It even caught coach Bret Bielema by surprise when he was out recruiting during the Badgers' off week.

Perhaps the secret to NFL perfection is having a former Purdue quarterback on your roster.

The Badgers can still get to 10 wins, but after two straight losses and a week off.

Penn State junior guard Talor Battle was named to the preseason All-Big Ten team for the second straight season.

When: Saturday, October 31, 11 AM CST. I love the double bye. I support the double bye.

Purdue's heralded 2007 recruiting class of Robbie Hummel, E'Twaun Moore and JaJuan Johnson stepped on campus trying to help the program keep up with the big boys.

Purdue hasn't discussed the possibility of going to a bowl game recently, but the opportunity still exists despite a 1-5 start.

A bye week could not have come at a better time for the Wisconsin Badgers. After winning their first five games, the Badgers struggled offensively in two losses to Iowa and Ohio State.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue's football season was starting to move too quickly for fifth-year senior Frank Halliburton.

Joey Elliott passed for 166 yards and ran for 62 yards and a touchdown, and Purdue beat Illinois 24-14 Saturday to avoid a letdown after upsetting Ohio State last week.

Keith Carlos never would have had a chance to suit up for the Purdue University football team if he did not make the right move off the field first.

Series Record: Illinois leads 41-37-6. Last Meeting: 2006. Purdue won 42-31. What's at Stake Purdue will try to ride the momentum from last week's 26-18 win over then-No. 7 Ohio State.

Terrelle Pryor is under fire at Ohio State, so one of his best friends jumped to his defense -- although it may not have come out exactly the way he wanted.

Quarterbacks hold keys to Illinois-Purdue matchup Eds: APNewsNow. Will be led. By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Purdue Boilermakers Record: 2-5 The tone of this review is much different than it would have been a week ago, before Purdue's huge victory against Ohio State.

It seems everyone has an opinion on how the seventh-ranked Buckeyes ended up losing to Purdue, a team that had won just one of its first six games, 26-18 on Saturday.

Purdue guard Keaton Grant took time in the offseason to work on his shooting coming off a down year after knee surgery.

Joey Elliott completed 31 of 50 passes for 281 yards and two touchdowns Saturday.

I could go on all day about the abomination that is known as the Ohio State offense, but, at this time, I choose to turn my attention to yet another coaching failure.

Ohio State could not get away with another inept offensive performance. Purdue shut down the seventh-ranked Buckeyes for three quarters, then held on for a 26-18 win that has the Buckeyes scrambling to figure things out.

There's no reason to mince words or dance around the topic. Purdue retains its top six players from last year's 27-win team that bowed out to Connecticut in the NCAA Tournament's round of 16.

The Ohio State Buckeyes will try to get their offense rolling this week against 1-5 Purdue.

Ohio State gained just 184 yards last week, yet the Buckeyes beat Wisconsin 31-13 because they returned two interceptions and a kickoff for touchdowns.

Line: Ohio State by 13. Series Record: Ohio State leads 37-12-2. Last meeting: 2008, Ohio State 16-3. What's at Stake Ohio State has worked its way back into the national championship picture, but a loss to a 1-5 Purdue squad would end its hopes.

Big plays but too many mistakes. That defines Purdue's offense at the halfway point.

Northwestern defensive end Corey Wootton blogs occasionally in this space. Last Weeka s game against Purdue was a great win for our team.

During his Tuesday news conference, Danny Hope was asked again about Purdue's ongoing turnover woes.

KG's excited to be back Kevin Garnett says it wasn't fun being a cheerleader during the playoffs last year but he says he is excited to be back.

The numbers don't lie, although they might surprise. Purdue's Joey Elliott is the Big Ten's top passing quarterback.

Turnovers and mistakes at the worst possible time have haunted Purdue's football team all season.

Lee Campbell intercepted a pass and blocked a field goal to set up touchdowns for Minnesota in a 35-20 victory over mistake-prone Purdue on Saturday.

INDIANAPOLIS Aaron Valentin makes a big play nearly every time he touches the ball.

Adam Weber is only human. For all the robotic, one-game-at-a-time talk that plagues college and professional athletics these days, Weber and the rest of the Minnesota Golden Gophers know what lies ahead.

Minnesota's Eric Small celebrates his sack against Air Force on Sept. 12 at TCF Bank Stadium.

TV : Big Ten Network. Radio : 1380 AM Line : Purdue by 7 1/2 Records : Purdue 1-3, 0-0 Big Ten; Northwestern 2-2, 0-1 Series : Purdue leads, 49-26-1 On the Web : For a video preview of today's game, go to 'Boiling Point' at www.journalgazette.net Purdue Points per game: 32.5 Yards per game: 421 Passing yards per game: 244.5 Rushing yards per game: ...

Is Chris Kramer pumped? Are you kidding? Of course he is. He's a senior guard on Purdue's all-things-are-possible basketball team.

Immediately following Saturday's 24-21 loss to Notre Dame, Purdue coach Danny Hope said he wasn't sure if he made the correct decision in calling a timeout with 37 seconds to play.

You might see doom and gloom with Purdue's 1-3 record, but you aren't Danny Hope.

Northwestern notched its first Big Ten win of the 2009 season and held on to win against Purdue by a final score of 27-21 . After allowing Purdue to score touchdowns on their first three possessions, the Northwestern defense came up with some big turnovers as the 'Cats clawed their way back, taking the lead with just over two minutes to play.

Coming into Saturday's clash in West Lafayette, both Northwestern and Purdue are desperate for a win.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I'm proud to introduce the "Arby Fields Pick Five to Click Deal!" A point of clarification, the big dude in the picture is not Arby Fields, but merely a sad looking Boilermaker.

The expectations for Purdue's football team were low when the 2009 season began.

Whenever the Purdue Boilermakers needed a big play from one of their wide receivers Saturday night against Notre Dame, quarterback Joey Elliott was always looking for the same target.

Both Northwestern and Purdue enter their matchup in West Lafayette wanting to stay out of the Big Ten basement heading into the crucial middle stretch of the 2009 season.