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Gold and Black Radio: Purdue's portal gains and the Boilermakers' trip to Rutgers

by:Derek Schultz•about 13 hours
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In our Jan. 7, 2025 edition, host Derek Schultz talks to GoldandBlack.com’s Tom Dienhart about the influx of football transfers and to Brian Neubert about Purdue’s attempt to make it three conference wins in a row at Rutgers on Thursday. 

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Purdue’s Transfer Hysteria

(excerpts from Brian Neubert’s Three Thoughts Column)

While you were sleeping this weekend, Purdue football’s roster took a big step forward, as Barry Odom and his staff added this guy, this guy and this guy. Oh, and that guy. Whether the names end up being worth knowing, that’s anyone everywhere’s guess.

That’s what this time of year is now in college football, especially during coaching transitions. If you think keeping up is difficult, imagine what the recruiting process is like for these coaches and recruits. It’s Hungry, Hungry Hippos out there and the players are the marbles. If you look at where average players from a 1-11 team are landing, you see how indiscriminate these processes are and that climate is part of the reason Purdue’s last staff failed — Ryan Walters got flat took by a few name-brand types sitting in a used-car lot — but also maybe part of the reason its new staff can succeed.

Sure, Purdue is taking some fliers on guys who haven’t produced much at other places, but more importantly, it’s bringing in a lot of players it actually knows, and right now, knowledge is the ultimate advantage. Odom and his staff have a background with most of their first offensive line, for example, players I should add that won games for a team that was a hell of a lot better than Purdue in 2024.

It has background with its quarterbacks.

This stuff matters and should at least give Purdue a chance this season.

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