By Bud L. Ellis
Ryan Kerrigan will have plenty of eyes on him this season, and not just those of offensive coordinators scheming to block the Purdue standout defensive end.
Kerrigan is on five watch lists for postseason awards entering his last season with the Boilermakers. The latest is the Chuck Bednarik Award, Kerrigan being one of 60 players named to the watch list for the award that goes to the top defensive player in the nation. ( Read More…)
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 7:52 pm by bud
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By Bud L. Ellis
After finishing tied for sixth in the Big Ten last season, the Purdue Boilermakers are hoping to push their way toward the top of the conference in 2010.
Purdue brings back six starters on each side of the ball from the squad that went 5-7 in 2009, 4-4 in conference action. It will be a team that won’t feature a lot of seniors – only 16 players on the Boilermakers are seniors, compared to 26 juniors and 24 sophomores.
The season begins with four games in a row inside the state of Indiana. It starts with a visit to South Bend to face Notre Dame in the opener on Sept. 4. Purdue opens the home slate Sept. 11 against Western Illinois, kicking off a three-game homestand that also brings Ball State and Toledo to town.
Following the bye week Oct. 2, Purdue travels to Northwestern, plays host to Minnesota, then closes October with back-to-back road contests at Ohio State and at Illinois.
Three of the final four games are at home, a favorable November that begins Nov. 6 at home against Wisconsin. Michigan comes calling at home the next week. Purdue then heads to Michigan State Nov. 20 before closing the regular season at home against Indiana on Nov. 27.
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Monday, August 2, 2010 at 7:00 pm by bud
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