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Irish Illustrated Preview: No. 3 Notre Dame (3-0) @ Purdue (1-2)
- Through three 2026 games, Purdue QB Ryan Browne has thrown for 1,024 yards with a 73.2% completion rate, seven TDs and one interception, setting a new personal single-game yardage high each week (317, 329, 378). These are entering-Notre Dame totals, not a forecast or a change in his role.
- Purdue slot receivers Xavier Townsend (19 catches, 14.1 yards per catch, two TDs) and Asaad Waseem (20 catches, 16.1 yards per catch) lead its through-three-game receiving picture. The article says they share slot duties; those totals do not promise target shares against Notre Dame.
- Purdue RB Fame Ijeboi has 55 carries for 248 yards and six TDs through three games, but UCLA held him to 47 yards on 17 carries after 114 yards against Wake Forest. This describes current production and recent run-game difficulty, not a planned change in carries.
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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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Tiller
- QB/DB: Kyle Smith was basically a walk-on QB who eventually became a starter at safety.
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JaMarcus Shephard
- WR: Word on the street was that the players overwhelmingly wanted Shep as their coach ,but the push for him as the coach was orchestrated more as an ambush takeover instead of going through the...
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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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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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Browne has definitely improved
- QB: You continue to be the dumbest person on this board, impressive considering the company (I’ll never forget you @bullsfan_321 ).
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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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Man, I miss Destewart!
- OL: some of the last convos I had with him were about Purdue being a Day Late/Dollar Short...he was concerned about NIL before NIL and knew Purdue didnt understand and didnt want to play the...
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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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- LB: If this game had a worst-nightmare start for Purdue, this is it.
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