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Purdue moved on from football coach Ryan Walters the day after a 66-0 loss to Indiana in the Old Oaken Bucket game capped a 1-11 season. How did this all go so wrong in only two years, and where could the Boilermakers turn next?

What does Purdue basketball need to accomplish at the Rady Children’s Invitational in San Diego this week? How will the Old Oaken Bucket affect the near future of Purdue football? Nathan Baird and Sam King discuss. Happy Thanksgiving!

Marquette exposed some of Purdue’s flaws while ending the Boilermaker men’s 39-game non-conference regular-season winning streak on Tuesday night. Nathan Baird and Sam King discuss the aftermath from Milwaukee. Also, thoughts on Purdue football’s endgame as it heads to Michigan State.

Alabama visits Mackey Arena on Friday for one of the biggest non-conference games in the country this season. Who else do we want to see the Boilermakers play in future home-and-home series? Also, predictions on football’s senior day against Penn State.

Forecasting what the roles of Purdue basketball’s freshmen will be when we look back in March. Also, what can Boilermaker football accomplish as huge underdogs at Ohio State on Saturday?

Sam King makes his triumphant return to the podcast, and he and Nathan Baird discuss the most positive Purdue men’s basketball development of the preseason and the biggest remaining question marks. Also, looking ahead to what seems like a must-win football game against Northwestern.

Nathan Baird answers your questions about football’s future, basketball’s potential lineups, prestige TV and more.

Does Purdue football have any chance at building on last week’s progress at Illinois and shocking the world against No. 2 Oregon? We talk to OregonLive’s James Crepea about the Ducks, including the program’s overall adjustment to the Big Ten. Then we talked basketball and what Matt Painter’s Boilermakers will face when they travel to Eugene this winter.

Purdue football’s on-field results have started to affect recruiting, adding urgency to the need for competitive improvement Saturday at Illinois. We preview that game with Illini Inquirer’s Jeremy Werner, including his impressions of Ryan Walters’ tenure as Illinois’ DC and the struggles to start his Boilermaker. We also discussed the Big Ten basketball season, where Purdue and Illinois may be on...

Catching up on a week of (mostly bad) news for Purdue football. Wisconsin is vulnerable. Can the Boilermakers do anything about it? Also, what we saw and learned from Purdue basketball at Big Ten Media Day.

Why did Purdue coach Ryan Walters fire Graham Harrell mid-season, and where do the Boilermakers go from here? Nathan Baird and Sam King react to Monday’s press conference.

After a rough road trip to Oregon State dropped Purdue to 1-2, we reassessed the preseason conventional wisdom around the Boilermakers. Also, what did we learn from men’s basketball’s official opening day of practice?

How have our expectations of Purdue football changed since the Notre Dame debacle. Is Saturday’s game at Oregon State a must-win for a successful season? Nathan Baird and Sam King discuss a potentially pivotal football week and look ahead to the start of men’s basketball practice.

What would a Purdue victory over Notre Dame mean on Saturday? Nathan Baird and Sam King discuss key matchups and the importance of the rivalry. South Bend Tribune’s Mike Berardino joins to discuss the state of the Fighting Iris coming off their upset loss to Northern Illinois.

What performances from Purdue’s season-opening rout of Indiana State have legs? Which ones should fans pump the brakes on and wait for more information? Nathan Baird and Sam King break down key elements during an idle week before the Boilermakers face Notre Dame.

Purdue opens the 2024 season against Indiana State on Saturday. IndyStar’s Nathan Baird and Journal & Courier’s Sam King discuss why the Boilermakers will be without some key players, and why it helps them in the long run. They also name the players they are most eager to watch make their season debuts, and give their score prediction for the game. Lastly, they delve into what Luke Ertel’s com...

Breakout seasons? Big upsets? Nathan Baird and Sam King make their bold, bolder and boldest predictions about the Boilermakers for 2024.

With Purdue football preseason camp crossing the halfway point this week, is the starting lineup set, or are position battles still playing out?

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Purdue beat reporter Sam King discusses Matt Painter’s contract and why fans who want him let go are overreacting.

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J&C reporter Sam King on Purdue’s win at Ohio State.