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The Drum Beat Purdue Basketball Shawn Martin Excelhsports.com November 10, 2023 PURDUE MOVES TO 2-0 WITH DOMINATE SECOND HALF The 3rd ranked Purdue Men’s Basketball team jumped quickly on Morehead State, forcing an Eagle timeout 2:39 minutes into the game [More]

BOILERS RUN AWAY FROM SAMFORD By Shawn Martin Excelhsports.com Almost all sports fans are familiar with the Hoosiers movie character “Ollie” – the diminutive substitute player who endeared himself to movie goers in the 1986 film loosely based on the [More]

CLEMSON’S TROTTER JR. IS BRONKO NAGURSKI NATIONAL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK DALLAS (FWAA) – Clemson linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr. was all over the field making tackles, but was noticeably present in the Notre Dame backfield as he keyed the Tigers’ 31-23 upset [More]

CLEMSON’S PUTNAM IS OUTLAND TROPHY NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK DALLAS (FWAA) – Will Putnam helped Clemson more than double the scoring output Notre Dame had yielded this season keyed by its power run game. For achieving the highest grade on the [More]

Strength of schedule is used. 1 Georgia 9,0 1 2 Michigan 9,0 2 3 Ohio State 10,0 3 4 Florida State 10,0 4 5 Washington 9,0 5 6 Oregon 8,1 6 7 Texas 8,1 7 8 Alabama 8,1 8 9 [More]

50 Yards Equals Frenzy as Indiana beats Wisconsin Wrtiten by:  Nick Jenkinson, Excel H Sports/College Football Writer Photos by: Eric Thieszen, Excel H Sports/Thieszen Creations The Indiana Hoosiers Football team beat the Wisconsin Badgers 20-14 Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium [More]

2024 Purdue Football Schedule Saturday Aug. 31 TBA Saturday Sep. 7 Indiana State SycamoresRoss-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN Time TBA ETTV TBA Saturday Sep. 14 Notre Dame Fighting IrishRoss-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN Time TBA ETTV TBA Saturday Sep. 21 [More]

NOTRE DAME’S WATTS IS BRONKO NAGURSKI NATIONAL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK DALLAS (FWAA) – Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts ascended to the top spot among FBS interceptions leaders with two picks during last week’s 58-7 win over Pitt. Now with six interceptions [More]

Rank School (1st votes) Pts. Prev. Rec. 1 Georgia (58) 1,590 1 8-0 2 Michigan (3) 1,520 2 8-0 3 Ohio State (3) 1,454 3 8-0 4 Florida State 1,439 4 8-0 5 Washington 1,344 5 8-0 6 Texas 1,212 [More]

Strength of schedule is included in rankings.  1 Georgia 8,0 1 2 Michigan 8,0 2 3 Ohio State 9,0 3 4 Florida State 9,0 4 5 Washington 8,0 5 6 Oregon 7,1 10 7 Texas 7,1 8 8 Alabama 7,1 [More]

NFF Proudly Announces the Finalists for 2023 William V. Campbell Trophy® Sixteen finalists will each receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 2023 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments®. IRVING, Texas (Oct. 25, 2023) – The [More]

  KANSAS STATE’S BEEBE IS OUTLAND TROPHY NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK DALLAS (FWAA) –  Guard Cooper Beebe has been a versatile and powerful presence along the Kansas State offensive line. The senior led the Wildcats to an offensive showcase with 587 [More]

ALABAMA’S CAMPBELL IS BRONKO NAGURSKI NATIONAL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK DALLAS (FWAA) – Alabama shut out Tennessee in the second half Saturday keyed by a career-best performance by linebacker Jihaad Campbell. For his 10 tackles and a fumble return for a [More]

Rank School (1st votes) Pts. Prev. Rec. 1 Georgia (58) 1,586 1 7-0 2 Michigan (4) 1,522 2 8-0 3 Ohio State (2) 1,459 3 7-0 4 Florida State 1,426 4 7-0 5 Washington 1,333 5 7-0 6 Oklahoma 1,283 [More]

Edey Tabbed to AP Preseason All-America Team   WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Associated Press has announced that Purdue senior Zach Edey has been named to its preseason All-America Team, the organization released Monday.   Edey was joined on the team [More]