WEST LAFAYETTE – If anyone was feeling chipper at Ross-Ade Stadium Saturday, likely they were wearing maroon and gold. The Central Michigan Chippewas looked very stout in a 38-17 win at Purdue in a game littered with Boilermaker miscues. The Boilermakers committed three turnovers, were flagged for a … Read More
BLOOMINGTON – Indiana University is a basketball school, there is no arguing that. But on Saturday night in Memorial Stadium, Hoosier eyes were focused on scoring a “bucket” that is slightly different from the ones exchanged in Assembly Hall. Indiana reclaimed the Old Oaken Bucket from its bitter … Read More
WEST LAFAYETTE – Steve Hull caught a career-high 10 passes for 169 yards and two touchdowns to help Illinois defeat Purdue 20-16 on Saturday afternoon. Nathan Scheelhaase completed 24 of 30 passes for 257 yards and two touchdowns and Josh Ferguson ran for a career-high 115 yards for … Read More
This week is going to be a little different, I have an itch to rant. In 2014 the Big Ten Conference will be adding Rutgers University (and the University of Maryland, but nobody cares about that right now) and I have a problem with this addition. In the … Read More
WEST LAFAYETTE – Jordan Canzeri ran for a career-high 165 yards on 20 carries to help the Iowa Hawkeyes defeat the Purdue Boilermakers 38-14 on Saturday afternoon. Canzeri, a sophomore who entered the game with 173 yards rushing all season, also scored a touchdown to help the Hawkeyes … Read More
WEST LAFAYETTE – Ohio State continued on its quest to challenge for a national championship, completely overwhelming Purdue, 56-0, Saturday afternoon at Ross-Ade Stadium. It was literally all Ohio State from the outset. On just Purdue’s second play from scrimmage, a Danny Etling pass was picked off by … Read More
WEST LAFAYETTE – Ameer Abdullah ran for 126 yards and a touchdown to help Nebraska defeat Purdue 44-7 on Saturday. Terrell Newby ran for 61 yards and Imani Cross added 56 yards and two touchdowns for the Cornhuskers (5-1, 2-0 Big Ten). Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez sat out … Read More
WEST LAFAYETTE — With the game hanging in the balance, Akeem Shavers put Purdue on his shoulders in a wild ride of the annual Oaken Bucket game. Shavers scored three touchdowns in just over four minutes in the fourth quarter to separate Purdue from Indiana, 56-35, at a … Read More
WEST LAFAYETTE — Penn State made no bones about its desire to assert itself. The Nittany Lions ran up 265 yards of total offense in the first half alone and scored a crippling touchdown just before haftime en route to a 34-9 win at Purdue Saturday afternoon. On … Read More
Tickets for the 2012 Big Ten Football Championship Game go on sale Saturday (July 28) at 10 a.m. Tickets, priced at $50 to $125 depending on seat location, can be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000. There is a limit of eight tickets per order. The … Read More
