University Bookstore Purdue Sports Headlines: Dec. 5
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Quote of the Day
“We’ll be as competitive as anyone. But if you’re just chasing money, if you’re just chasing what that looks like, you’re going to live a life full of unhappiness, and you’ll never be developed the way that you should.
– Purdue coach Barry Odom on financial incentives during recruiting
Headlines
Purdue special teams: Issues, answers, and the road forward – GoldandBlack.com
The 3-2-1: Talking QBs, sense of urgency, recruiting and more as key offseason begins for Purdue – GoldandBlack.com
Data Driven: Purdue’s 2025 offense – GoldandBlack.com
Purdue football’s National Signing Day superlatives – GoldandBlack.com
2026 QB Cole Bergeron taking a virtual official visit with Purdue on Tuesday – Rivals
Volleyball downs Wright State in NCAA opener – PurdueSports.com
Boilermaker Birthdays: Dec. 5
Mike Engelbrecht (1946) Quarterback/Linebacker, Football
Mike Szucs (1946) Halfback, Football
Tim Newton (1960) Play-by-play, Football
Keith Stewart (1969) Guard, Men’s Basketball
Ryan Phipps (1972) Defensive Back, Football
Corissa Yasen (dec.) (1973) Forward, Women’s Basketball
Stacey Lovelace (1974) Forward, Women’s Basketball
J. Crabtree (1977) Running Back, Football
James Dunnigan (1978) Cornerback, Football
Taylor Manuel (1993) Forward, Women’s Basketball
Top 10
- 1Breaking
FSU staff shakeup
Seminoles fire Pat Surtain
- 2
Kansas State
Announces new head coach
- 3Hot
Billy Napier
Lands new head coach job
- 4New
Penn State search
Focus on Matt Campbell
- 5Trending
Game Picks
Championship Week best bets
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Boilermaker Birthdays: Dec. 6
Scott Clayton (1949) Running Back, Football
Garrett Miller (2000) Tight End, Football
Ken Otto (1950) Center, Men’s Basketball
Alex Osleger (1961) Offensive Guard, Football
Ben Smith (1978) Free Safety, Football
Chase Lecklider (1983) Wide Receiver, Football
Boilermaker Birthdays: Dec. 7
Joe Tiller (dec. 2017) (1942) Head Coach, Football
Phil Barr (1953) Middle Guard, Football
Wayne Goodwin (1966) Cornerback, Football
Craig Riley (1969) Center, Men’s Basketball
Corey Rogers (1972) Running Back, Football
Isaac Jones (1975) Wide Receiver, Football
Ralph Bolden (1989) Running Back, Football
Danny Ezechukwu (1994) Linebacker, Football
