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01/13/23 - Michael Alaimo, rJr/2025, Purdue + More +

Freshman Purdue QB Brady Allen put his name in the transfer portal prior to the Citrus Bowl, a decision that made sense after Texas transfer Hudson Card committed to Purdue on Dec. 26. On Jan. 9, Allen, the 2021 Indiana Mr. Football winner after leading Gibson Southern to a Class 3A state championship, was reportedly returning to Purdue with four years of eligibility remaining. One day later, Purdue quarterback Michael Alaimo, who threw his first career touchdown in the Citrus Bowl, announced he's entering the transfer portal. Alaimo was speculated to be entering the transfer portal once the Purdue football season concluded. Card is likely penciled in as the 2023 opening-day starter and Allen obviously believes he can compete for the job as well. - Lafayette Journal & Courier

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QB Michael Alaimo, Purdue
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01/09/23 - Brady Allen, Fr/2026, Purdue + More +

Brady Allen will stick around West Lafayette after all. Two weeks after announcing he'd enter the transfer portal following Purdue's coaching change from Jeff Brohm to Ryan Walters, the 2021 IndyStar Mr. Football winner has decided to stay at Purdue, a source confirmed to IndyStar. Purdue will need to replace the graduating Aidan O'Connell, who was second in the Big Ten with 3,490 passing yards this past season. The Boilermakers have already added Texas transfer Hudson Card to the quarterback competition.

Allen, a prep star at Gibson Southern, was a four-star quarterback and is expected to compete for Purdue's starter's job next season. He completed 1-of-3 passes for 8 yards this season with senior Austin Burton serving as the primary backup to O'Connell. Burton started in the Citrus Bowl loss to Iowa, with Michael Alaimo getting snaps in the blowout. - Indianapolis Star/News

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QB Brady Allen, Purdue
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12/18/22 - Aidan OConnell, rSr/2023, Purdue + More +

Purdue's passing game is ready to prepare for the next level. Boilermakers quarterback Aidan O'Connell, receiver Charlie Jones and tight end Payne Durham are opting out of the Jan. 2 Citrus Bowl to prepare for the 2023 NFL Draft. "I have decided to opt out of the bowl game," O'Connell wrote on Instagram. "This was an incredibly difficult decision. However, I feel that it is the right one for my family and I. "Ever grateful, ever true." O'Connell completed 64.1% of his passes this year for 3,490 yards, 22 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.

His career numbers: 66.7%, 9,219 yards, 65 TDs and 30 INTs. Jones had 110 receptions for 1,361 yards and 12 TDs, and Durham had 56 catches for 560 yards and 8 TDs. O'Connell has had an eventful year, getting married shortly before the season began and dealing with the death of his brother during the season. Current draft projections place him as a potential mid-round pick, Jones is projected as a mid- to late-round pick, and Durham a mid-round pick. - Indianapolis Star/News

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QB Aidan OConnell, Purdue
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12/17/22 - Devin Mockobee, rSo/2026, Purdue + More +

When Ryan Walters was a high school quarterback, he wanted to replicate Drew Brees' trailblazing career path. Now, Brees seems to be following Walters' lead. One day after the 36-year-old Walters was introduced as Purdue's new coach, athletic director Mike Bobinski announced Brees would return to the campus in West Lafayette, Indiana, as an assistant coach to help the Boilermakers prepare for their Jan. 2 Citrus Bowl game against No. 17 LSU. "I am extremely excited to work with our team over the next few weeks as we prepare for the Citrus Bowl," Brees said in a statement. "I see it not only as an opportunity to coach and mentor this group of young men but to represent all the former Purdue players."

Bobinski said Brees will be a countable assistant coach under NCAA rules, allowing him to work with players on the field and help on the recruiting circuit, even though the job is, for now, temporary. Brees is one of the most recognizable members of the "Cradle of Quarterbacks," leading the Boilermakers to their last Big Ten title in 2000 before embarking on a record-breaking NFL career with the Chargers and New Orleans Saints. Following his retirement after the 2020 season, a 20-year career that included one Super Bowl title, he worked briefly as a broadcaster. - AP College Football

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RB Devin Mockobee, Purdue
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12/02/22 - Charlie Jones, rSr/2023, Purdue + More +

2022 ALL-BIG TEN FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM (COACHES): WR Charlie Jones, Purdue,...Jones continues the tradition of First Team All-B1G wide receivers under Jeff Brohm, joining Rondale Moore (2018) and David Bell (2020, 2021). The Iowa transfer has been the best receiver in the conference all season long, leading the league and ranking Top 5 nationally in receptions (3rd-97), touchdowns (3rd-12) and receiving yards (5th-1,199). He is one of only two receivers to crack the nation's Top 10 in all three categories.

Jones is the only Big Ten receiver since 2000 to produce five games with at least 10 catches and 100 yards in a single season. He has recorded seven 100-yard games this year, including five in B1G play, tying a school record with four other Boilermakers: David Bell (2021), Rondale Moore (2018), John Standeford (2002) and Steve Griffin (1984). In conference action, Jones has hauled in 7.6 receptions per game to go along with 91.0 receiving yards per game to lead the league. He is 108 yards away from setting a new Purdue single-season record for receiving yards. - Purdue Football

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WR Charlie Jones, Purdue
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12/02/22 - Aidan OConnell, rSr/2023, Purdue + More +

2022 ALL-BIG TEN FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES): QB Aidan O'Connell, Purdue,...O'Connell earns second team honors for the second straight year by the conference coaches, while the media placed the Purdue quarterback on the third team. The Burlsworth Trophy finalist paces the Big Ten in passing yards per game, averaging 284.0 yards to also rank 14th nationally. The sixth-year senior completes 26.2 passes per game, sixth most in the country. Over his career, O'Connell has completed 67 percent of his passes to become the most accurate quarterback in program history. He ranks in the program's Top 10 in several other career categories as well: 500-yard games (T1st - 2), 400-yard games (2nd - 5), 300-yard games (2nd - 13), touchdown passes (5th - 65), passing completions (4th - 786) and passing yards (6th - 8,853). - Purdue Football

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QB Aidan OConnell, Purdue
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12/02/22 - Devin Mockobee, rSo/2026, Purdue + More +

2022 ALL-BIG TEN FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Devin Mockobee,...Exploding onto the scene, Mockobee put together a strong redshirt-freshman season to earn honorable mention recognition. The walk-on running back leads the Purdue rushing attack with 849 yards and seven touchdowns, averaging 5.1 yards per carry. Regarding freshman running backs throughout Purdue history, Mockobee ranks second in yards and attempts as well as fourth in touchdowns; he is only 26 yards away from Purdue's freshman rushing record held by Markell Jones (2015). Mockobee has earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week accolades twice this season, most recently following last week's performance at Indiana. All four of Mockobee's 100-yard games this season have come in Big Ten games, increasing his output to 89.0 yards per game in conference action; his average ranks fifth in the conference, while leading all B1G freshman running backs. - Purdue Football

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RB Devin Mockobee, Purdue
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12/02/22 - Payne Durham, rSr/2023, Purdue + More +

2022 ALL-BIG TEN FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES): TE Payne Durham, Purdue,...Durham has been an important piece of the Purdue offense with 54 catches for 550 yards and eight touchdowns to rank second among Boilermakers in all three categories. The Mackey Award semifinalist ranks among the top tight ends nationwide, cracking the Top 10 in touchdowns (2nd-8), receptions (3rd-54) and receiving yards (8th-550). Durham hauled in his 21st career touchdown reception in the win over Indiana, tying three of the best receivers in Purdue history (former teammate David Bell, Dorien Bryant and Taylor Stubblefield) for fifth on Purdue's all-time list. He ranks second among tight ends, trailing Dave Young (27, 1977-80). - Purdue Football

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TE Payne Durham, Purdue
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12/02/22 - Cory Trice, rSr/2023, Purdue + More +

2022 ALL-BIG TEN FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Cory Trice,...Trice has been the Boilermakers' lockdown corner all season long, leading the team in pass breakups (9) with a pair of interceptions. The senior picked off a pass at Maryland, but his biggest play of the season may have come against Indiana. With Purdue inching closer to victory, Trice's fourth-quarter pick-six put the game on ice to wrap up the rivalry win and divisional crown. - Purdue Football

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CB Cory Trice, Purdue
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12/02/22 - Kydran Jenkins, Sr/2024, Purdue + More +

2022 ALL-BIG TEN FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Kydran Jenkins,...Jenkins leads the Boilermakers with 8.0 tackles-for-loss and seven QB hurries. The junior has made 4.0 sacks as well to go along with one forced fumble. In last week's win at Indiana, Jenkins blocked a field goal for the first time in his career to help Purdue secure the B1G West and the Old Oaken Bucket. - Purdue Football

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DE Kydran Jenkins, Purdue
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12/02/22 - Jalen Graham, rSr/2023, Purdue + More +

2022 ALL-BIG TEN FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Jalen Graham,...Despite playing in just eight games this season, Graham ranks second on the team in total tackles (48); his 6.0 tackles per game pace Purdue. After missing four games due to injury, he returned to record a team-high nine tackles to go along with one tackle-for-loss and one pass breakup to help the Boilermakers beat Maryland. The senior followed up his return performance with six tackles, including two tackles-for-loss, one sack and a forced fumble in the win over Nebraska, while adding an interception against Northwestern. - Purdue Football

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OLB Jalen Graham, Purdue
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12/02/22 - Hudson Card, rJr/2025, Purdue + More +

Although action doesn't officially start until Monday, among the reported quarterbacks in, or planning to be to enter the transfer portal as of Dec. 1 is Texas' Hudson Card: Card started early in 2021 season as a redshirt freshman, then lost his job to Casey Thompson. Quinn Ewers beat him out this season, but Card did start three games when Ewers was injured. Card has the ability to be a starter – though not a star – at the Power 5 level. He has some running ability that didn't come to the fore at Texas. - NFL Draft Scout and online sources

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QB Hudson Card, Purdue
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11/30/22 - Aidan OConnell, rSr/2023, Purdue + More +

2022 BURLSWORTH TROPHY FINALIST (BEGAN AS A WALK-ON): Aidan O'Connell, Purdue,...Over his career, O'Connell has completed 67 percent of his passes to become the most accurate quarterback in program history. He ranks in the program's Top 10 in several other career categories as well: 500-yard games (T1st - 2), 400-yard games (2nd - 5), 300-yard games (2nd - 13), touchdown passes (5th - 65), passing completions (4th - 786) and passing yards (6th - 8,853). - Purdue Football

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QB Aidan OConnell, Purdue
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11/28/22 - Devin Mockobee, rSo/2026, Purdue + More +

NOV 28 BIG TEN CO-FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Devin Mockobee, Purdue, RB - Boonville, Ind. - Boonville,...Recorded 157 all-purpose yards to help Purdue clinch the Big Ten West Division title with a 30-16 win at Indiana on Nov. 26...Rushed 15 times for 99 yards and a touchdown, averaging 6.6 yards per carry to inch closer to the Purdue freshman rushing record (only 26 yards away with 849 yards)...Caught a team-high five passes for 58 yards...Earns the second Freshman of the Week honor of his career...Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Devin Mockobee (Oct. 17, 2022). - Big Ten Football

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RB Devin Mockobee, Purdue
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11/26/22 - Aidan OConnell, rSr/2023, Purdue + More +

Aidan O'Connell threw two touchdown passes and Devin Mockobee ran for another to help the Purdue Boilermakers clinch their first Big Ten West Division title with a 30-16 victory Saturday at Indiana. The Boilermakers (8-4, 6-3) face No. 3 Michigan next weekend in Indianapolis with a chance to win their first conference title since 2000. Purdue also won its fourth Old Oaken Bucket in five games and produced its first back-to-back eight-win seasons since 1997-98. Indiana (4-8, 2-7) lost eight of its last nine - and starting quarterback Dexter Williams II with what appeared to be a serious right leg, non-contact injury late in the first quarter Saturday.

With Williams, the Hoosiers had Purdue's defense on its heels. Without him, they struggled and the Boilermakers eventually took control behind O'Connell and Mockobee. O'Connell got things righted with a 15-yard TD pass to Payne Durham for a 10-7 lead. Mockobee fooled Indiana's defense on third-and-1 on the next series and sprinted 27 yards for a score to make it 17-7. O'Connell's 60-yard TD pass to Charlie Jones and Cory Trice's 8-yard interception for a score in the closing minutes sealed it. It was a stark contrast from the first half when Purdue's opening drive stalled with a field goal then the offense couldn't get anything going. Jaylin Lucas broke free down the left sideline for a 71-yard TD run on Indiana's second play to make it 7-3. The Hoosiers were in scoring position again when Williams was injured but two plays later Charles Campbell missed a 44-yard field goal and all the Hoosiers could muster was one more field goal until the final play. - Purdue/AP College Football

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