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A Look (Way) Ahead: Purdue Men’s Basketball Jamyn Sondrup
In what has to be a first in my recollection, Purdue signed a player in the 2026 class who will not actually enroll at Purdue until 2028. Jamyn Sondrup, a 6’9” power forward from Utah signed with the Boilermakers with the understanding that he would complete a two year mission trip before officially enrolling with […]
Purdue Football – 2026 Countdown to Kickoff – #99 Josiah Hope
Josiah Hope *Note: Name links to official Purdue Bio. Bio Position: Defensive Line / Defensive Tackle Height: 6’3” Weight: 300 Hometown: Radcliff, Kentucky High School: North Hardin Recruiting Class: 2026 Eligibility Remaining: 4 High School Recruiting Rankings: Rating: 3*(89) – National Rank: 463 – Position Rank: 49 High School High School Highlights College Highlights / Interviews 2026 – […]
Purdue Football: 20 Year Countdown – #99 Ryan Russell
Ryan Russell Bio Career: 2010 – 2014 Position: Defensive end Height: 6’5” Weight: 273 Hometown: Carrollton, Texas High School: Creekview Career Stats Games Played: 50 Tackles: 149 Tackles For Loss: 24.5 Sacks: 9.5 Notes High School Purdue 2010 2011 2012 2013 NFL Draft Dallas Cowboys – 5th Round, 163rd Overall Pick Highlights Hammer and Rails […]
Purdue Men’s Basketball Non-Conference Schedule Released
As we sit in the doldrums of the offseason any bit of basketball news is big news here at Hammer and Rails. And short of a new player being added to the roster, the release of the non-conference schedule is just about the biggest thing we can have right now. So what do you know, […]
A Look Ahead to 2026-2027 Purdue Men’s Basketball: Sinan Huan
If you’ve spent any time on Twitter in the past decade or so and engage in conversations about college basketball you’ll know that Matt Painter has a bit of a reputation for getting big men from all over the world. In fact, there’s a common joke on Twitter that Matt Painter simply wanders from village […]
A Look Ahead at Purdue Basketball: Rivers Knight
BackgroundPosition: ForwardHeight: 6’8Weight: 205 lbsHometown: Durham, North CarolinaHigh School: La Lumiere (La Porte, Indiana) Purdue basketball certainly does not shy away from recruiting players from its home state. John Wooden was from Martinsville, Rick Mount is from Lebanon, Glenn Robinson is from Gary, Robbie Hummel is from Valpo, E’Twaun Moore is from East Chicago, Caleb […]
Boiler Alert Podcast: Omer Mayer A Star in the Making?
I hope you all had a great Sunday watching the Indy 500 and are enjoying a day off today in honor of Memorial Day. If not, I hope you have an easy day at work and your pillow stays cool. Or maybe you find a dollar in the parking lot, something good for you is […]
A Look Ahead at Purdue Basketball: Incoming Freshman Jacob Webber
2025-2026 Season Stats (La Lumiere School) 15 games; (EYBL only)20.7 minutes per game11.87 ppg41% FG% (53/130)39.4% 3pt% (41/104)1.8 rebounds per game.2 assists per game.27 steals per game.2 blocks per game 2025-2026 Season Awards / Honors: Rivals: #56ESPN: #72247: #63 Season Look Ahead: As Purdue gears up for the 2026–27 men’s basketball season, the Boilermakers will […]
Spring Ball Review: Wide Receivers
A group that struggled mightily to get open last season for Purdue has been boosted with new talent from all over the country. Purdue made a great effort to sign players who are physical, tough, and fast for this group. The Boilers lost their top three wide receivers, two to graduation and one to the […]
Purdue Basketball Offseason homework: Luke Ertel
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Purdue Football: Full 2026 Roster
Someone requested this a little while ago, and I thought it was a good idea. At the end of May, we’ll start our player countdown to kickoff. It’ll be more in-depth this year to help everyone get a better grasp on the roster heading into the fall. As we work our way from 99 to […]
A look back at Purdue Basketball: Raleigh Burgess
We’re excited to continue to partner with SpaceVault for all your local storage needs in Lafayette, Indiana. SpaceVault Self-Storage is more than just a spot to store your extra stuff. We’re a local partner here to make things easier for everyone in Lafayette—residents, students, and businesses alike. SpaceVault started in Lafayette with a pretty simple idea: […]
Boiler Alert Podcast – Isaiah Hill and Jack Benter
It was a big week for Matt Painter and the Purdue men’s basketball staff as they picked up a commitment from perhaps the highest rated recruiter of his tenure at Purdue in Isaiah Hill. The rising senior big man stands at 7’0” and is a top 10 recruit in the country according to ESPN. Purdue […]
Baseball Earns 5 Seed in Big Ten Tournament
Purdue entered the weekend right on the border of the NCAA Tournament and had a chance to claim a spot with a successful weekend against Iowa. Things did not go according to plan. The pitching staff was shelled by the Hawkeyes as Iowa swept Purdue 10-7, 14-5, and 15-9. Purdue’s RPI slid from 47 to […]
Matt Painter Grabs 2027 Blue Chip Recruit
For about the last decade plus (maybe even two decades) of Purdue basketball our opponents, and I’ll go ahead and say it our haters, have had a constant refrain, “just wait till (insert name here) is gone” and then Purdue would fall back to Earth. The haters said this about the Baby Boilers, and yes […]
Everything On The Line for Purdue Baseball at Iowa
How long can Purdue walk the tightrope? As noted earlier this week, this weekend is a gigantic series for the program as it seeks its first NCAA Tournament bid since 2018 and only fourth ever. There are Big Ten Tournament scenarios in play as well, making this an even more interesting weekend. At 35-15, 18-9 […]
A Look Back at Purdue Basketball: Gicarri Harris
2025-2026 Stats:39 games played (0 starts)178 points (4.6)62 rebounds (1.6)32 assists (0.8)13 steals (0.8)3 blocks (0.1)12 turnovers (0.3).401 field goal percentage.355 3-point percentage.861 free throw percentage 2025-2026 Awards / HonorsNo Awards or Honors Season RetrospectiveIn his sophomore season, Gicarri Harris was on a list of players for Purdue that the fans were hopeful to see […]
Spring Ball Review: Running Backs
Purdue will have many new faces in the backfield for the first time in many years. Devin Mockobee was a mainstay through three coaching changes and was the most consistent offensive weapon since Jeff Brohm left us for his Alma Mater. Now, Purdue moves forward with new faces and three backs, which I believe to […]
Purdue Basketball home and away schedule announced
We’re excited to continue to partner with SpaceVault for all your local storage needs in Lafayette, Indiana. SpaceVault Self-Storage is more than just a spot to store your extra stuff. We’re a local partner here to make things easier for everyone in Lafayette—residents, students, and businesses alike. SpaceVault started in Lafayette with a pretty simple […]
College Baseball NCAA Tournament Bracketology: May 12
The next two weeks are going to be a white knuckle ride for Purdue baseball. The Boilers enter the final week of the regular season squarely on the Bubble of the NCAA Tournament, which is honestly not a bad place for a program of our stature. Purdue has only made the NCAA Tournament in baseball […]
Boiler Alert Podcast – NBA Draft Combine Updates – How Tall is Braden Smith?
The NBA Draft lottery just happened which means we are one step closer to the actual NBA Draft. There are events going on all around the NBA to prepare the next crop of stars. Guys like Braden Smith are getting weighed and measured, how tall is he anyway? TKR is playing in the G-League Combine […]
A Look Back at Purdue Basketball: Omer Mayer
2025-2026 Stats:39 games played (0 starts)214 points (5.5)42 rebounds (1.1)45 assists (1.2)15 steals (0.4)0 blocks (0.0)35 turnovers (0.9).412 field goal percentage.355 3-point percentage.652 free throw percentage 2025-2026 Awards / HonorsNo Awards or Honors Season RetrospectivePrior to the season, Omer Mayer was getting a lot of hype coming to Purdue from Tel Aviv. The Israeli guard […]
Purdue Baseball Sweeps Indiana
What a weekend it was for Purdue this weekend at Alexander Field. Not only did the Boilermakers get a dramatic sweep of rival Indiana, they got a huge boost in their hopes for an NCAA Tournament bid. Really though, Brandon Rogers was the story. Rogers had missed the last month after breaking a bone in […]
A Look Back at Purdue Basketball: Jack Benter
2025-2026 Season Stats: 38 games (2 starts)14.7 minutes4.4 points47.9% FG%40.9 3pt% (36/88)2.6 rebounds.8 assists.4 steals.1 blocks.4 turnovers (17 total turnovers in 557 minutes played)* Set all career highs in first season 2025-2026 Season Awards / Honors: No awards or honors for the 2025-2026 season Season Retrospective: Jack Benter’s freshman campaign was a show in efficiency […]
Purdue Football: New Faces to Know – Bisi Owens
Bisi Owens *Click name for official Purdue Bio Bio Position: Wide Receiver Height: 6’4” Weight: 215 Hometown: Cooksville, Maryland High School: Glenelg High School (Glenelg, Maryland) Recruiting Class: 2022 Former Team: Penn Eligibility Remaining: 1 Season – Redshirt Senior High School Recruiting Rankings: Unrated / Unranked Transfer Portal Rankings: 3*(86.5) – National Rank: 789 – Wide Receiver: 114 High School High School […]
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