University Book Store Purdue Sports Headlines: April 3
Tweets/videos
Quotes of the Day
“We’ve arrived at sort of a tipping point for the enterprise as a whole,” Purdue athletic director Mike Bobinski said. “We’re either going to suck it up and just take a little medicine and get it right for the long haul, or God knows where we’re going here over the next however many years, and none of that would be good. I think we have one shot to try to get this thing, and so we’ve got to do it. We’ve got to do it.”
Purdue Athletic Director Mike Bobinski on April 2 ESPN article on future NIL enforcement
“There’s competition all up in that room from the top to the bottom. Every day is about competing and who wants the job.”
-WR coach Cornell Ford on his unit
Headlines
Camden Heide enters portal – GoldandBlack.com
Weekly Word: Lessons from this portal cycle for Purdue – GoldandBlack.com
Purdue OL Marcus Mbow’s draft stock rises with two more scheduled NFL visits – GoldandBlack.com
Big Ten and SEC programs catching the eye of Hoosier State four-star ATH Jett Goldsberry – On3
Braden Smith earns honor – PurdueAthletics.com
Purdue baseball podcast – PurdueAthletics.com
Birthdays
Mike Pruitt (1954) Running Back, Football
Cleveland Crosby (1956) Defensive Tackle, Football
Michael White (1956) Center, Men’s Basketball
Ted Benson (1961) Center, Men’s Basketball
Kendall Mathews (1975) Running Back, Football
Jack Owens (1977) Assistant Coach, Men’s Basketball
Anthony Heygood (1986) Running Back, Football
George Karlaftis (2001) Defensive end, Football
