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Purdue quarterback Malachi Singleton, who spent the season as a backup, has announced his intention to enter the NCAA transfer portal. He threw for 439 yards and 5 touchdowns this year, with a 59.4% completion rate. Questions arise about Purdues quarterback situation for the 2025 season, as Ryan Browne, the starter this past year, struggled late in the season. The team currently has Browne, Evans Chuba, Garyt Odom, and Bennett Meredith in the quarterback room, and has signed three-star quarterback Corin Berry. The possibility of another quarterback joining from the transfer portal is being considered.

Purdue head coach Barry Odom is making significant changes to his offensive coaching staff, parting ways with running backs coach Lamar Conard and offensive line coach Vance Vice. This comes after a challenging season where the team finished with a 2-10 record, struggling offensively and ranking last in the Big Ten in pass defense.

Purdue football faces a significant loss as defensive tackle Jamarrion Harkless, known as Chops, plans to enter the transfer portal. Despite his departure, the Boilermakers interior defensive line may still have depth with Demeco Kennedy, Ian Jeffries, and potentially T.J. Lindsey. Harkless, a key player in Barry Odoms defense, started all twelve games last season and recorded thirteen tackles, two and a half sacks, and four quarterback hurries. Other defensive players, including safety and linebacker Winston Berglund, and defensive backs DMon Marable and Stu Smith, have also announced their intent to enter the portal.

Purdue Football undergoes significant coaching changes, with Running Backs Coach Lamar Conard and Offensive Line Coach Vance Vice relieved of their duties. These moves signal a new direction for the program, following a disappointing season. Conard, a former player and long-time staff member, departs, while Vice, who joined the staff from UNLV, leaves amidst his daughters commitment to Purdues volleyball team. More changes may follow as the team prepares for a crucial off-season.

Purdue football coach Barry Odom makes significant staff changes, firing offensive line coach Vance Vice and running backs coach Lamar Conard. These moves aim to improve the struggling offense, which ranked near the bottom of the Big Ten in key categories. Odom focuses on building a stronger ground game, as the team struggled with short-yardage rushing and red zone scoring. Despite Vices departure, he is still owed the entirety of his contract through 2026.

Winston Berglund, a former Carmel High School standout and Purdue University football player, has announced his intention to enter the transfer portal in January. Despite being expected to take on a more significant role as a redshirt freshman this season, a shoulder injury cut his playing time short. Berglund accumulated fifteen tackles, including two for a loss, and one sack over his two seasons with the team. His decision to transfer comes after a personal journey marked by his mothers battle with leukemia, during which he donated bone marrow for a transplant. Berglund has two seasons of eligibility remaining and could potentially apply for a medical hardship waiver for an additional year due to his injury. His departure follows that of two other defensive players, DMon Marable and Stu Smith, who also plan to transfer.

Purdue football coach Barry Odom makes first offseason staff change, letting go of running backs coach Lamar Conard, a former Purdue player and the only remaining coach from the previous staff. Despite individual successes, the running backs struggled with team performance, ranking low in yards rushing per carry and long rushing plays. Conard is owed a portion of his remaining salary. Odom may consider moving Cornell Ford to the running backs coach position to bolster the teams offense.

Purdue Football Faces Quarterback Transfer Portal Decision: Malachi Singleton, a backup quarterback, announces his intent to enter the transfer portal, potentially impacting the teams future moves at the position. Singleton was one of five scholarship quarterbacks on the roster, and his departure follows other players declaring their intent to enter the portal. Coach Odom emphasizes that the teams plans depend on who decides to stay.

Iconic architect Frank Gehrys passing has left the world in mourning. Despite not studying architecture, Corey admires Gehrys greatness, comparing him to Michael Jackson and Michael Jordan. Gehry didnt just design buildings; he reimagined them, embodying vision, courage, reinvention, and a refusal to think small. His work moved, flowed, challenged, and inspired. As we remember his impact, Corey shares a quote: Greatness isn’t a talent — it’s the courage to imagine what has never been seen. Thank you, Frank, for showing the world what imagination can build when it refuses to be ordinary.