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Gold and Black Radio: Purdue hoops preview and football updates

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In our Nov. 4 edition, host Derek Schultz talks about Purdue football with GoldandBlack.com experts Tom Dienhart and Dub Jellison in the aftermath of the Michigan loss and the challenge of facing No. 1 Ohio State this Saturday at 1 p.m. in Ross-Ade Stadium. The show concluded with Purdue basketball expert Brian Neubert breaking down the opening week of the Boilermakers’ 2025-26 season.

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Purdue’s Two football questions (excerpt from Tom Dienhart’s 3-2-1)

1 – Purdue’s portal priorities?

Forget Christmas … before you know if, transfer portal season will be upon us! What are the perceived biggest needs for the Boilermakers?

1 Defensive end
2 Safety
3 Running back
4 Receiver
5 Cornerback

You could probably put tight end on there. Purdue also will need a punter. And what about quarterback?

But, without a doubt, d-end is the most yawning need. The position has been an abyss all season. Season-opening starters–CJ Madden and Trey Smith–have been replaced by CJ Nunnally and Breeon Ishmail. Nunnally has been a hidden gem, but he is out of eligibility.

The other DEs? (crickets)

2 – How will RB spot be impacted by Mockobee loss?

We got a look at the position sans Mockobee at Michigan. And Antonio Harris (54 yards rushing) and Malachi Thomas (68) each more than held their own and are capable.

“I think the number one thing is depth, right?” said OC Josh Henson. “And so the biggest change is we’ve got to get some young guys ready to go if we do have to go to that possibility. We got to develop depth. We’ve been working Jaron (Thomas) a lot. He’s done a really nice job.”

Thomas is a rugged 6-0, 210-pound true freshman from Elkhart, Ind. Looks like Jaheim Merriweather has been passed over and is probably on his way out, is my guess.

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