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Big Ten Picks: Week 4
- Pick/market: Looking at the scoreboard from last week, I went 13-3 in my predictions.
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Outgoing Transfer Tracker: How former Purdue players fared with new teams - Week 3
- 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.
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Defensive Talent
- DB: I refuse to believe that we don’t have enough talent to at least be serviceable on that side of the ball.
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Tiller
- QB/DB: Kyle Smith was basically a walk-on QB who eventually became a starter at safety.
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If you are Purdue's AD
- LB: IMHO McClelland's first responsibility at this time is to share his vision with existing and potential donors - you have to keep who you have and try to get more money while also trying...
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Takeaways in Purdue's 52-38 loss to UCLA
- In Purdue's 2026 loss at UCLA, the defense allowed 645 yards, including 404 rushing yards, and 16 plays of at least 15 yards. The writer identifies missed tackles as a major problem. This describes the game's run-defense and explosive-play failures, not an announced change to the defensive front or personnel.
- Against UCLA, Purdue's Xavier Townsend caught six passes for 162 yards and two touchdowns, with 152 yards credited after the catch. Asaad Waseem caught eight for 149 on a team-high 14 targets but lost a third-quarter fumble. The figures show that game's receiving production and target concentration, not a guaranteed future target split.
- Purdue's Fame Ijeboi managed 47 yards on 17 carries against UCLA, or 2.8 per carry, despite scoring twice. In contrast, seven of Ryan Browne's 19 completions gained at least 20 yards, including all three touchdown passes. The writer describes an offense made one-dimensional by the limited rushing output, not a new pass-heavy play-calling policy.
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Takeaways in Purdue's 52-38 loss to UCLA
- Pick/market: Purdue will travel back to West Lafayette disappointed after suffering a 52-38 loss to UCLA on Saturday night inside the Rose Bowl.
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Our Defense is just Bad!
- Defense: We’ve had some bad defenses over the years but this one has to be the worst.
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Kevin Kane is ELITE…
- QB: Our best hope is keep a strong pass rush lots of pressure on their limping QB.
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Is money, or is it coaching, or is it both?
- Offense: One of the quotes from Tiller that has always stuck with me is "on offense coaching/scheme can give you an advantage, on defense you "are what you are".
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Glass half full
- QB/OL: We will need a new center for sure but agree we are really close on offense and all those guys have multi-year contracts.
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National stat rankings
- Offense: I always toss FBS-vs-FCS data as it can heavily skew stats in favor of programs who schedule them.
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