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University Bookstore Purdue Sports Headlines: August 18

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Purdue Tweets and Video

Just the numbers.

1️⃣1️⃣0️⃣ starts each.
2️⃣6️⃣5️⃣6️⃣ points.
9️⃣8️⃣1️⃣ assists.
7️⃣5️⃣2️⃣ rebounds.
3️⃣7️⃣4️⃣ 3-pointers.
8️⃣3️⃣.6️⃣ free throw pct.
8️⃣7️⃣-2️⃣3️⃣ record.

📶 Year 4 loading. pic.twitter.com/Vbs2zInD8Z

— Purdue Men's Basketball (@BoilerBall) August 17, 2025

Lots of attention on ED Abdul Carter & QB Jaxson Dart in New York, and rightly so, but OT Marcus Mbow has done an excellent job so far this preseason.

Rookie from Purdue has allowed just 1 pressure on 64 snaps in pass pro (0 sacks, 0 hits) with 48 snaps at RT, 43 on the…

— Ryan Fowler (@_RyanFowler_) August 17, 2025

Quote of the Day

“(Barry Odom is) aggressive, let me tell you. We never want to leave anything out there. If there’s opportunity for us to take advantage of something, he’s all in on that. (The) thing about fakes and surprises, it’s got to be the right moment. I’ve been doing it a long time, and he’s always asking in the game. So, he’s wanting to take risks, and that’s good, too. We just don’t want to leave nothing out there. We want to give our team the best chance to win, and we’ll do whatever it takes to do that.”
– Purdue special teams coach James Shibest

Headlines

Three Thoughts From The Weekend – GoldandBlack.com
Look back at how last 11 Purdue coaches fared in debut season – GoldandBlack.com
Top 30 Purdue football players: No. 6 Mani Powell – GoldandBlack.com
Deep Dive: Purdue camp practice No. 13 – GoldandBlack.com
Group of 6 talent drain: Over 130 all-conference players transfer to Power 4 for 2025 season – On3
Purdue Starts Season 2-0 for First Time Since 2019 – PurdueSports.com

Boilermaker Birthdays

Jim Bonk (1946) Offensive Tackle, Football
Richard Mahurt (dec. 3/2022) (1948) Defensive Back, Football
Keith Lehnen (1952) Offensive Tackle, Football
James Looney (1957) Linebacker, Football
Ray Gaszynski (1958) Offensive Guard, Football
Jim McKenzie (1962) Linebacker, Football
John McKenzie (1962) Defensive End, Football
Lou Anarumo (1966) Assistant Coach, Football
Brian Hare (1983) Wide Receiver, Football

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