ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced today the 42 players scheduled to attend the 2015 Big Ten Football Media Days and Kickoff Luncheon presented by Allstate and BMW, held Thursday and Friday, July 30 and 31, at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago. The list … Read More
WEST LAFAYETTE – Get your first glimpse at what your Boilermaker volleyball team will look like this fall as we unveil our four new jerseys at a fashion show on Tuesday, July 14. The event will begin at 1 p.m. on Belin Court in Holloway Gymnasium. Finish your … Read More
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced on Wednesday that 781 students competing in intercollegiate athletics have earned the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award. The list includes students from every institution and 38 different sports who have recorded a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.7 or higher … Read More
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The NCAA released its latest women’s basketball attendance data on Monday, with the Big Ten setting a conference record of 948,935 fans in attendance, including regular-season home games and all seven sessions of the Big Ten Tournament. Attendance for the 2014-15 NCAA women’s basketball season … Read More
Rosemont, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference led the nation in men’s basketball attendance for the 39th consecutive season according to figures released by the NCAA. The Big Ten recorded an average attendance of 12,781 patrons per game, including regular season home games and all seven sessions of … Read More
BLOOMINGTON – Indiana junior running back Tevin Coleman earned first team All-America honors from the Associated Press. The Tinley Park, Ill., native finished seventh in the Heisman Trophy voting Saturday, the best by a Hoosier since Antwaan Randle El’s sixth-place showing in 2001. One of three finalists for … Read More
WEST LAFAYETTE – The 2014 basketball season is starting out nicely for the Purdue Boilermakers. Head coach Matt Painter’s squad won its first two games last week and one new addition to the team caught the attention of the Big Ten Conference. Freshman Vince Edwards (Middletown, OH) was … Read More
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue junior kicker Paul Griggs has been named the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week. The weekly honor is the first of Griggs’ career and the first for any Purdue football player this season. The third-year kicker booted field goals of 53, 52 … Read More
WEST LAFAYETTE – Joel Stave threw two touchdown passes and Melvin Gordon ran for 205 yards Saturday as No. 25 Wisconsin defeated Purdue 34-16. The Badgers (7-2, 4-1 Big Ten) have won four straight overall and remained in a three-way tie atop the West Division with Nebraska and … Read More
BLOOMINGTON – Indiana, a football team known for its explosive offense, answered the bell on defense when Penn State rolled into town for a Big Ten contest. 13 points allowed, five sacks, a blocked field goal, two interceptions and a touchdown scored. Those stats highlighted the spectacular defensive … Read More
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Devin Gardner threw for two touchdowns and Drake Johnson ran for two, helping Michigan to a 34-10 victory over Indiana on Saturday. Tevin Coleman ran for 108 yards. Coleman entered as the nation’s leader at 170 yards rushing per game, and he remains the … Read More
LINCOLN, Neb. – A Purdue offense that had been surging found the going tough during the Boilermakers’ first visit to Memorial Stadium. For a change, the defense just might have played well enough to win. That’s what made a 35-14 loss to No. 17 Nebraska so frustrating to … Read More
IOWA CITY – Junior running back Tevin Coleman continued his standout season, rushing for a game-high 219 yards – his most in a Big Ten game and the second-highest total of his career – and three touchdowns on 15 carries, but Indiana fell to 3-3 with a 45-29 … Read More
WEST LAFAYETTE – Connor Cook threw three touchdown passes, Nick Hill ran for two scores and No. 8 Michigan State got a late interception return for a touchdown to hold off Purdue 45-31 Saturday. Purdue’s defense just couldn’t stop Michigan State, which amassed 532 total yards. It looked … Read More
CHAMPAGNE, Ill. – Purdue gashed Illinois for 349 yards rushing and first-time starting quarterback Austin Appleby threw for a touchdown and ran for two more to lead Purdue to a 38-27 upset Saturday at Illinois. Appleby was 15 of 20 for 202 yards. He ran for another 76 … Read More
BLOOMINGTON – Quarterback C.J. Brown tried to ensure Maryland’s introduction to Big Ten football came with a fitting celebration. Backup quarterback Caleb Rowe and the Terrapins surprisingly stout defense made sure of it. Brown ran for one touchdown and threw for another before leaving with an injury, and … Read More
