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Gold and Black Radio: Purdue takes to the road

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Purdue sports talk with the staff of GoldandBlack.com and host Derek Schultz, discussing men’s basketball’s big challenge at No. 8 Alabama on Thursday. That and football’s quest for a first conference win as a 16-point underdog at Washington.

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Two Purdue Football Questions

(Excerpt from Tom Dienhart’s Purdue football 3-2-1 post)

Two questions

1 – What is Purdue’s biggest portal need?

I think, without a doubt, it is defensive end. Yes, Akron transfer CJ Nunnally has been productive, but he is gone after 2025 and there has been little juice outside of him at the position.

The “Den of Defensive Ends” is a shadow of its once formidable self. There are no Rosevelt Colvins, Cliff Avrils, Anthony Spencers or Ryan Kerrigans.

Difference-makers are needed. And if Purdue is going to get one or two from the portal, it’s going to be very expensive. This will be a good litmus test to see how serious/committed the athletic department is to building a strong roster.

2 – Win out West?

Going to play in the Pacific Time Zone hasn’t been kind to Purdue over the last 50 years.

Since 1975, the Boilers have lost …

at Oregon State (2024)
at Oregon (2009)
at Rose Bowl vs. Washington (2001)
at USC (1998)
at Cal (1991)
at Washington (1989)
at Washington (1987)
at UCLA (1979)
at USC (1975)

The lone win: The Foster Farms Bowl over Arizona in the Bay Area in 2017.

That’s 1-9 on the West Coast since 1975

NOTE: Purdue won at Arizona in 2005 and lost at Nevada in 2019, both in the West but not on the coast.

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