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Gold and Black Radio: Purdue spring football in home stretch

by:Derek Schultz•04/08/25
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GoldandBlack.com’s football expert Tom Dienhart and host Derek Schultz break down what to expect from the last week of spring football and Saturday’s Spring Showcase in Ross-Ade Stadium.

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Two questions for Purdue football *

excerpted from Tom Dienhart’s 3-2-1

1 – Will Purdue shop for portal QB?

Who’s the best QB on the roster? The QB most ready to start a Big Ten game? It’s Meredith, who has been the best all spring. That’s the guy I would start if Purdue played tomorrow. He shows command and confidence, and he throws the ball with the most accuracy. And, Meredith has started a Big Ten game: 2023 at Northwestern.

After that? The next best option looks like Singleton. Colson and Chuba? The jury is out, in my mind.

Bottom line: This team needs to get a quarterback out of the portal. And I think it needs to shop with a sense or urgency for a starting-caliber singal-caller. The price? It probably will be around $1 million. But it is money Purdue has to spend.

2 – How good is secondary?

Purdue looks to have three legit corners in Ryan Turner, Tony Grimes and Huduauri Hines. At safety, Crew Wakely adds value, Stu Smith has been a revelation and Smiley Bradford is on the rise. And fellow safety Tahj Ra-El–a transfer from Memphis–figures to impact but has yet to practice recovering from offseason ankle surgery.

The issue: The QBs and WRs really haven’t been able to test the secondary in the spring. How good are these DBs, really? We won’t find out until the fall.

One bold statement: Change is coming

At this point, it is no secret: Purdue is gonna hit the portal hard with the spring window is open from April 16-25.

Barry Odom has made no secret of that fact, saying Purdue could see as many as 20 players come and 20 players go to make room.

Every position–save for running back–can use help … some more than others. The positions with the most need: Offensive line, receiver, quarterback and linebacker.

This roster figures to look a different by the end of the month.

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