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Gold and Black Radio: Purdue-Washington pregame show

by: Derek Schultz8 hours ago
GBR cover 11-07-2025


A look at Saturday’s Purdue-Washington matchup in Seattle (7 p.m. ET, FS1) with host Derek Schulltz and the staff of GoldandBlack.com.

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Purdue-Washington–Key matchup

An excerpt from Jordan Jones’ Matchup Preview

Date/Time: Saturday, November 15, 7 p.m. EST

Location: Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium

Surface: AstroTurf

Capacity: 70,138 (tickets)

2025 schedules/records: Purdue 2-8 (0-7 Big Ten) | Washington 6-3 (3-3 Big Ten)

Series notes: Purdue and Washington will meet for the first time as Big Ten members on Saturday. This will be the third of the four former PAC 12 schools that Purdue squares off with, as it awaits a conference matchup with UCLA in future seasons. The two programs do have a history with one another, though. Most notably, Purdue and Washington met in a pair of bowl matchups during the Joe Tiller era. The Huskies downed Purdue 34-24 in the Rose Bowl on New Years Day of 2001, while the Boilermakers returned the favor in the 2002 Sun Bowl with the same final score.

Washington swept a four-year series against Purdue from 1987 to 1990, and it took both ends of a home-and-home series in 1971 and 1972. The two programs met in Seattle in 1961 and 1962, with Purdue winning one and another ending in a tie.

TV: FS1 (PxP Dan Hellie, Analyst Spencer Tillman)

Radio: Purdue Sports Properties (PxP Tim Newton, Analyst Mark Herrmann, Sidelines Kelly Kitchel)

Line: Washington -16.5, O/U 54.5

Weather: The forecast shows a high of 56 with a chance of rain

Purdue Roster | Purdue Game Notes

Washington Roster | Washington Game Notes

Pregame: First and 10: Purdue at Washington | First Look: Washington | Barry Odom vs. Ryan Walters: Friends collide on opposite sidelines | The 3-2-1: Purdue front office continues to evolve |

Washington running game versus Purdue against the run

Washington likes to run the football. It achieves this with a multifaceted approach, utilizing both the quarterback and running back frequently. Jonah Coleman leads the Huskies from the running back spot, averaging 71 yards per game on the ground. He followed Fisch from Arizona to Seattle, and he will likely clear the 3,000 career rushing yard mark during Saturday’s contest. Adam Mohammad will see carries behind him, as well, but Washington really only deploys two tailbacks.

Quarterback Demond Williams burst onto the scene at the end of last season, scaring defenses with both his arm and legs. Washington will use him in the designed run game, but he’s just as effective when he must improvise and scramble for first downs. Only Ohio State and Michigan’s defense held him below 50 rushing yards. If you remove those two games from his 2025 resume, he’s running for 76 yards per game. Williams will present the most dangerous running threat that Purdue’s seen in an opposing quarterback to date.

The Boilermaker run defense enters this week 15th in the Big Ten, allowing 161.5 yards per game. Ohio State looked to bleed the clock against Purdue, but the defense held up nicely against the run, holding the Buckeyes to just four yards per carry. Purdue ranks 11th when it comes to yards per carry allowed, but it does lead the conference with 19 rushing touchdowns surrendered.

Charles Correa’s status will factor into the outlook, as the UNLV transfer left the field on a cart in the second half last week. In the Monday press conference, his outlook sounded positive. He’s tied for third in the conference with 88 tackles, trailing only his teammates Mani Powell and Tahj Ra-El. Purdue continues to get strong play on the interior of the defensive line, too. Chops Harkless and Ian Jeffries look like priority players to retain for 2026, alongside the injured TJ Lindsey. Purdue’s team speed will get tested by Williams and Coleman’s dynamic abilities.

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