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- Purdue's Friday availability report downgrades starting left tackle Joey Tanona from doubtful to out for UCLA as he recovers from a fall-camp ankle injury. Nuku Mafi started the first two games in his place, and the writer expects him to do so again. The exclusion is confirmed in this report; the replacement projection is not a new lineup announcement. - Defensive end Elo Modozie is now out for Purdue-UCLA after being questionable in the first two reports. The article identifies Jeremy Lewis, Keyshawn Burgos, Trey Smith, Breeon Ishmail and CJ Madden as candidates to absorb his snaps. It does not assign their individual workloads or name a single new starter.

- Purdue's second-year Josh Henson offense primarily uses 11 personnel with a balanced, run-based passing approach. It posted 62% offensive success but 5.55 yards per play against Wake Forest. Ryan Browne has improved his completion rate and yards per attempt and has no interceptions through two games; the preview cautions that Indiana State and Wake Forest limit the strength of that early evidence. - Purdue running back Fame Ijeboi leads the workload with 38 carries for 201 yards and four touchdowns; Travis Terrell has 14 carries, with Jerrick Gibson also in the rotation. Assad Waseem leads the receiving group and Xavier Townsend is the next target option, but both generally play the slot and rarely overlap. Starting tight end Jackson Berryman is primarily a blocker; George Burhenn is the receiving option. - Purdue left tackle Joey Tanona remains out, putting Nuku Mafi in that role. Brock Brownfield left the Wake Forest game but was absent from this week's injury list; the writer assumes a return, not a confirmed clearance. Purdue generally keeps its five linemen on the field rather than rotating, and the preview questions their short-yardage and goal-line work.

- Injury: BoilerSportsReport.com takes a look at the outgoing transfers for the Purdue Boilermakers this past offseason and how they are performing at their new schools during the 2026 season.

- Purdue plans to complete Friday practice and most meetings at home, then reach Los Angeles Friday afternoon for the 11 p.m. Eastern UCLA kickoff. Barry Odom is front-loading preparation and using the final 48 hours for game readiness. The team now practices Sunday and takes Monday off; he linked that change to academics and getting the team back together sooner after games. - Odom identified screen-blocking technique as a correction after Purdue's latest 50-yard penalty total, specifically discussing a crackback call on Xavier. He wants the staff to teach positioning and technique differently in that situation. The penalty issue is an execution problem under review, not evidence of a changed offensive scheme. - Odom said Antonio Harris starts on every Purdue special-teams unit and remains available to step into the running-back role when called. That establishes a meaningful multi-unit depth role, but the interview does not announce a larger offensive workload or a change at starting running back. - Odom said Purdue considered going for two after its first-overtime touchdown but chose the extra point, partly because he felt only moderately confident in available calls against the opponent's tight-red-zone defense. That explains the prior game's situational decision; it is not a commitment to kick in every future late-game or overtime situation.

- TE: The first team TE has been limited and the second team TE went down in the pre-season.

- QB: They brought back 8 starters on defense.

- QB: He’s not necessarily a strength (I think he’s an average Big Ten QB) but if SIGNIFICANTLY better than any backup, agree on that

- Pick/market: let's look at this loss.

- Pick/market: He’s basically our backup receiving TE.