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Alex Martin/Journal and Courier / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Plus, has the transfer portal increased your enjoyment of college football? It’s the end of the week which means that our reader survey results are ready for you. This week we had one question about football and one about basketball. Before we get to those though since it’s NFL Draft week I wanted to … [Read more...] about Hammer and Rails Reader React Results – Purdue Basketball’s Most Impactful Newcomer

Alex Martin/Journal and Courier / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The touted freshman suffered a shortened season but returns fully healthy for off season workouts A highly anticipated freshman season for the 7’4 big man was cut short because of an injury that was sustained in the second game of the season. The injury, which ended up being diagnosed as a broken … [Read more...] about Purdue Basketball Offseason Homework: Daniel Jacobsen

Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images Class is in session. With the Purdue men’s basketball team all put together for next season and expectations sky high, it’s time to review what homework these guys will need to do in the offseason. We will have assignments for all returning players before getting to the ones who will be joining the Boilermakers for the first time. Keep an … [Read more...] about 2025-2026 Purdue Men’s Basketball Offseason Homework

Alex Martin/Journal and Courier / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Who is where and who is what? There are so many more questions than there are answers coming out of the 2025 Spring football showcase. Who knows if half the players who played in that game will be on the roster come the start of the 2025 football season. Here at Hammer and Rails we are going to do … [Read more...] about Purdue Football 2025 Post-Spring Position Group Assessments

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images This is an almost impossible task. In the age of the Transfer Portal, wide receivers come and go. It is almost like a bad college relationship; they are committed for about four months and if it doesn’t turn out their way, they make their way back to free agency, or the transfer portal. Such is like in college athletics now, and … [Read more...] about Purdue Football: Post-Spring Ball Wide Recievers