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Gold and Black LIVE Replay: Purdue-Iowa State hoops, signing day and Tiller memorabilia talk

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Purdue men’s basketball talk with GoldandBlack.com’s Brian Neubert, National Signing Day chat with Tom Dienhart and Dub Jellison. In the final segment, we visit with Tom Schott and Young Lee as they talk about the Tiller Memorabilia sale and the Tiller Chapter of the National Football Foundation.

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Three things learned for Purdue football

excerpt from Tom Dienhart’s 3-2-1

1 – Quarterback question

What will Purdue do at this oh-so-critical position? Will Barry Odom run it back with the Ryan Browne/Malachi Singleton combo? Will one of the two be gone? Will both be gone? Will Odom look for a portal signal-caller?

“It all depends on who ends up deciding to stay,” said Odom.

To get a bonafide, proven starter from the portal would not be a cheap proposition.

There was good from Browne, but he also tossed just nine TDs with 10 interceptions (second most in the Big Ten).

No decision this offseason will be more critical or more scrutinized or more discussed than the QB choice.

2 – Sense of urgency

The 2025 season ended with two resounding thuds: 49-13 loss at Washington and a 56-3 defeat vs. Indiana.

Not ideal.

Look, no one expected miracles in Year One, as Odom was left to straighten out a mess. Three or four wins seemed like the max win threshold in 2025. Purdue didn’t get there, finishing 2-10–with 10 defeats in succession to end the season. But the team looked better coached and competed, for the most part, save for a few outlier efforts.

The stakes in this new NIL/rev share world are high. The money is mad, the pressure is oppressive, the expectations enormous (Thank you, Indiana!). Look no further than Michigan State, which is eating $33 million in buyout money to part with Jonathan Smith after just two seasons and a 9-15 record. This, a year after Purdue paid out a $9.3 million buyout to part ways with Ryan Walters after only two seasons.

No doubt, the pressure will be turned up a few notches on Odom and Co., in 2026. Just part of the job.

“I’ll get it fixed where it’s going to be a lot of fun for everybody that has stuck with us,” Odom said after the loss to Indiana.

This all sets up to be a fascinating 2026 in West Lafayette.

3 – And so it begins

Purdue players already have begun to announce their intention to enter the transfer portal, which is open January 2-16. There will be no spring portal window, so that is it.

The Boilermakers have seen DB Stu Smith and RB Jaheim Merriweather already make proclamations about planning to jump in the portal. Who will be next?

Odom said after the Indiana game he didn’t anticipate as much churn as the program experienced last offseason, when 82 players were brought in.

“We’ve had exit meetings with all the players on the team,” said Odom. “I feel like we’re in a good spot. That can change in a moment’s time, you know, for the good or the bad.”

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