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Meet the Indiana, Purdue, high school divers on Team USA for 2024 Paris Olympics
Seven divers with Indiana ties are competing for the United States in the 2024 Paris Olympics − three from Indiana University, two from Purdue University, one from an Indiana high school and one local high school grad who also competed for Purdue. Two other Purdue divers are competing for other nations. Indiana divers competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics ...
High School Football: Top five quarterbacks to watch in Lafayette area
LAFAYETTE — Across the week wide receivers, running backs and offensive lineman have been ranked. But now it's time for one more offensive debate before shifting to defensive players. Which team has the best returning quarterback and will command the huddle beginning in August. ...
'Purdue sucks:' IU football coach Curt Cignetti explains Purdue comment from last winter
INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti said Thursday he will worry about Purdue and the Old Oaken Bucket when Game 12 rolls around on the schedule. Shortly after his hire last winter, though, Cignetti directly mentioned the Boilermakers while introducing himself to the crowd at a Hoosiers men's basketball game. He even...
Purdue football: Boilers ready to silence doubters
Purdue football coach Ryan Walters does not have to look too far for motivation heading into his second season at the helm. All, he has to do is pull out two preseason Big Ten Conference polls that have the Boilermakers slated to finish 18th out of 18 teams that make up the new Big Ten Conference. A season ago, Purdue football finished 4-8, knocked off Big Ten foes Indiana, Illinois and Minnesota, while falling to both Iowa and Northwestern by a combined 14 points.
Purdue Football Odds: Total Wins Over/Under Odds, Betting Tips – Updated July 27
This content was writter in partnership with DataSkrive. DataSkrive leverages a combination of human expertise, machine learning, and pre-built content libraries to assemble and personalize sports content. After posting a record of 4-8 last season and falling short of a bowl game appearance, the Purdue Boilermakers are +140 to hit...
Olympic proclamation comes true for Purdue diver Maycey Vieta, just not how she envisioned
WEST LAFAYETTE — Maycey Vieta was 6, maybe 7 years old, when she first proclaimed her intentions to compete in the Olympics. Silly, Vieta admits now. "At that time, I would tell myself, 'I want to be an Olympian,'" Vieta recalled. "Obviously, I had no idea what that meant or what went into being...
Purdue Big Ten Basketball Preview 2024-25: No More Edey, But Still Impressive
The Purdue Boilermakers are coming off one of the most historic seasons in program history. After winning the Big Ten regular season and Big Ten Tournament Championship, Purdue marched to the Final Four. They were able to reach the National Championship Game, before falling short against the UConn Huskies. One...
Lonnie Griffin: McCutcheon football's resilient leader on and off the field
When Lonnie Griffin got to McCutcheon High School freshman year, he had $60 and a dream. “I walked up to the coach with the 60 bucks, which was the team fee, and I was just like, 'I want to play football,'” he said. “And ever since that day, I’ve just been ready to go.”
Purdue football's Ryan Walters in 'a much better place' in second go-around as head coach
INDIANAPOLIS — One year ago, Purdue football coach Ryan Walters stood in the end zone at Lucas Oil Stadium ready to embark on his first Big Ten media days. A first-time head coach, Walters was full of optimism, inheriting a program that had played in the Big Ten Championship just a season earlier ...
Greater Lafayette shares Olympic stories, excitement for Paris 2024
Locals are gearing up for the kick off of the 2024 Olympic Games. Excitement is in the air as more than one local recounts their Olympic Torch stories. Erik Wake is the DJ for BOB FM. He was there in 2002 when the Eternal Flame went through Idaho Fall on its way to Utah for the Winter Games.
Harrison grad Nic Hofman finds success at Lafayette Men's City with mom caddying
WEST LAFAYETTE — Harrison graduate and Western Kentucky golfer Nic Hofman walked the 13th hole at Allen-Ackerman seemingly alone and looking ahead at his next shot. It was one of those days where the game was clicking. Drives were finding the fairway, his second and third shots were landing where they needed and...
Walters recaps first game against Illinois as Illini eye defensive improvement
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (WCIA) — The Illinois-Purdue rivalry will continue to be a much anticipated game, as former Illini defensive coordinator Ryan Walters enters year two in West Lafayette. Despite a 4-8 showing in his first season as a head coach, Walters lead the Boilermakers to a 44-19 win over his former team last season. Walters […]
Off Podium Empire: Purdue Boilermakers at the Olympics
Bee One Gee news, your inbox. Every Friday. One of the more entertaining things about this stupidly large project has been identifying what niches certain schools have in Olympic sports. USC and UCLA own the women’s beach volleyball and water polo teams. Iowa and Penn State have a lock on wrestling. Nebraska is dominant in volleyball and Washington have been the premier rowing team for a century. Enter Purdue and their stacked diving team.
38 Days to Purdue Football: Luke Pettaway
High School: Naperville, IL - Naperville North High School. Pettaway enters his second year in the program looking to see his first on field action. He came into the program last year and, as most freshman do, redshirted. He took the year to get bigger and stronger and hopefully absorb what is no doubt a complicated playbook. Now, it’s time to see what he can do.
Purdue Football: Boilers already eyeing Bucket Game clash
As he enters his second season at the helm, Purdue football coach Ryan Walters knows there is plenty of football to be played between the season opener August 31 and the regular season finale against Indiana. However, that’s not stopping the second year head coach and Purdue football from already...
Jeff Brohm's time at Purdue, Western Kentucky will help in Year 2 with Louisville football
Jeff Brohm is widely considered one of college football's top offensive minds. His offensive scheme is multifaceted, which keeps opposing defenses on their heels. The ACC got a taste of that last year when Louisville football finished 41st nationally and fourth in the ACC in total offense, averaging 30.7 points per game. ...
Purdue women's basketball to face UT Arlington led by Boilermaker legend Shereka Wright
WEST LAFAYETTE — One of the greatest players in the history of Purdue women's basketball history is set to make her return to Mackey Arena. Shereka Wright, the only 3-time All-American in Boilermakers history will lead the University of Texas at Arlington against Purdue on Sunday, Nov. 24. ...
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