Gold and Black Radio: Purdue chat with Dienhart, Neubert
In our last show for May 2025, GoldandBlack.com’s Tom Dienhart and Brian Neubert bring you the latest happenings in Purdue football and basketball teams and recruiting news, along with host Derek Schultz.
More on football: The 3-2-1–scholarships going, going gone
More on hoops: Trey Kaufman-Renn workouts
Purdue benefits from Big Ten/SEC flexing its muscle?
(excerpt from Dienhart’s 3-2-1)
3 – Muscle flex
The SEC and Big Ten continue to stack the deck in their favor when it comes to the College Football Playoff.
The CFP adopted a straight-seeding model for 2025. It replaces a set up that gave first-round byes to the four highest-ranked conference champions. If straight seeding had been in place in 2024, the SEC and Big Ten each would have had two of the top four spots and first-round byes. Instead, they had one apiece in 2024.
There also is a push by the Big Two for a set number of automatic bids for each of the four power conferences. The Big Ten and SEC reportedly prefer a 16-team playoff that has four automatic bids each for the Big Ten and SEC, with two apiece for the Big 12 and ACC. The top-ranked champion from the non-power conferences would also get an automatic bid, with three at-large selections.
The Big 12 and ACC aren’t stoked.
The sport has no grand vision to raise all Power Four programs. The SEC and Big Ten just want what’s best for them–and they don’t care who they trample or destroy to get what they want.
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1 – Does Purdue have a shot at Jerimy JJ Finch?
The Indianapolis (Ind.) Warren Central defensive end is the No. 3 recruit in the Class of 2026, according to On3. He would be a huge “get” for Barry Odom and Co., as the competition includes heavy-hitters like Alabama, LSU, Tennessee and Miami, among others.
“They have laid out a strong case of that they not only want me, but need me,” Finch told On3.
Finch was on campus last weekend for an official visit.
“The possibility to come in and play right away,” said Finch on what a big appeal is. “It was a really good visit. They continue to explain to me their plans for me and how I fit into their scheme of the rebuild.”
