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Ryan Walters doubles down on Michigan football allegations: ‘Just calling a spade a spade’

Bold strategy, Cotton. #GoBlue

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Ryan Walters caused quite a stir days before his Purdue Boilermakers headed to Ann Arbor to face the Michigan Wolverines. The maize and blue have been in the middle of a media firestorm amid allegations of illegal sign-stealing. Walters said on his weekly radio show that “they aren’t allegations,” noting he has proof there was impropriety involved with the Wolverines.

After Michigan football beat his Purdue team, 41-13, Walter was asked about his comments and reasserted himself.

“Just calling a spade a spade, really, in terms of advantages or disadvantages,” Walters said. “Just stating what happened.”

While Walters said he didn’t anticipate his comments would make it around the country via the media, he said he would say the same thing over again if given the opportunity.

“I didn’t think so,” Walters said. “Again, I usually tell the truth, it’s not like a big deal, you know what I mean? But yeah, I would say that I made breakfast Friday morning and got a cup of coffee and turned on “SportsCenter” and I was on the ticker. That was like and ‘Oh, OK,’ moment. But again, I’m not shy about speaking truth, and if I could do it over again I’d say the same thing.”

The investigation into Michigan football by the NCAA has just started, and the Wolverines have not received a notice of allegations. In the meantime, despite that, Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti is considering punishing the maize and blue in the interim, despite there being no notice of allegations provided by the NCAA at this juncture.

Head coach of Michigan football’s next opponent, Purdue, goes off

If nothing happens between now and Saturday night, it’s gonna make for an awkward postgame situation. #GoBlue

If the Big Ten lets the NCAA investigation into Michigan football play out just a few days more without taking action, it’s going to be more than a slightly awkward postgame situation for Jim Harbaugh and Purdue head coach Ryan Walters.

In an interview on Thursday, Walters blasted the Wolverines over the alleged sign-stealing scandal, saying, “They aren’t allegations. It happened. There’s video evidence. There’s ticket purchases you can track back. We know for a fact they were at a number of our games.”

The investigation is ongoing and Michigan football has not been able to defend itself publicly amid an intensifying series of accusations.

Per reports on TheWolverine.com and elsewhere, the University of Michigan is confident the NCAA has a firm grasp on the situation and the university was confident enough in the findings that it OK’d Harbaugh’s contract extension on Tuesday. What has happened since has been nothing short of a media firestorm surrounding the Ann Arbor program.

The Big Ten commissioner is reportedly meeting with U-M president Santa J. Ono on Friday to discuss the next steps.

Purdue’s football coach says he doesn’t ‘like that N on the helmet’

Purdue head coach Ryan Walters made some interesting comments about the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Monday afternoon.

Purdue head coach Ryan Walters made some interesting comments about the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Monday afternoon. Walters is 2-5 in his first year in West Lafayette and told the media that his team will be ready for the environment of Memorial Stadium.

Yeah, you know, 91,000 plus that are a sea of red. My history with Nebraska started at a very young age. Obviously grew up a fan at Colorado, my dad playing there, and that was the hated rivalry, right? And so you remove yourself from that as a coach, and the first time I got to play against Nebraska again was in 2021. My first season at Illinois. I just remember them running out of the tunnel in Champagne and the feelings just come back, right?

Walter’s father, Marc, played quarterback at Colorado from 1986-1989. Ryan played safety for the Buffaloes from 2005-2008. The head coach went on to say that he still has strong feelings about the old Colorado-Nebraska rivalry.

It’s like, man, I really can’t stand that color. Don’t like that N on the helmet. And so, definitely, this has been a big week. We’ve explained to the guys how crazy it gets out there. They are die-hard fans, win, lose, or draw, so we’re looking forward to a great venue to play a competitive and tough football game.

Nebraska and Colorado have met 72 times on the football field, with the Huskers leading the series 49-21-2. Nebraska and Purdue will meet this Saturday in Memorial Stadium, with kickoff scheduled for 2:30 p.m. CT.

Find a photo gallery of Nebraska’s first seven games below.

WATCH: What Purdue head coach Ryan Walters said about Ohio State after the game

Watch and hear what Purdue head coach Ryan Walters thought about Ohio State after the loss to the Buckeyes Saturday. #GoBucks

Any designs the Purdue Boilermakers had at pulling off another upset of Ohio State in West Lafayette went out the window pretty quickly in the second half Saturday. The Buckeyes pulled away and gave some younger guys some reps in a dominating 41-7 win in some sloppy conditions inside Ross-Ade Stadium.

Purdue head coach Ryan Walters was impressed by Ohio State and brought a a reflective and somber mood to the postgame press conference. He sat in front of the media to discuss what he saw from his team and to give credit to the Buckeyes.

In case you missed any of his comments, we’re sharing the complete 15 minute presser thanks to PurdueSports YouTube channel. During his remarks, Walters talks about Ohio State being where he wants to build the Boilermakers to, the ability of the Buckeyes’ offensive players to make plays in big moments, and the respect he has for the program

Count this as one more down, and a huge one now on tap for Ohio State as it prepares for what will be a top five matchup against Penn State on Saturday. We’ll have plenty of coverage leading up to the game, so come back and check it all out throughout the week.

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Know your foe Purdue: Which Boilermakers could give Ohio State problems

Who on Purdue scares you the most #GoBucks

Let’s be honest here, as an [autotag]Ohio State football[/autotag] fan, the depth of [autotag]Purdue[/autotag] knowledge isn’t very high.

The Boilermakers aren’t a team that is vying for anything nationally, they have first-year head coach in [autotag]Ryan Walters[/autotag] and are currently just 2-4 on the season. What they have going for them is that the Buckeyes have not fared very well playing in West Lafayette, since 2000, Ohio State has a record of 3-5.

Not great results for the Buckeyes on the road facing a mid-tier program. The reality of the situation is that Purdue plays up when Ohio State comes to town and these are a few of the Boilers that could give the Buckeyes problems.

What Purdue head coach Ryan Walters said about Ohio State in previewing the matchup

In case you missed it, watch and listen to what Purdue head coach Ryan Walters said about Ohio State leading up to the matchup on Saturday. #GoBucks

Ohio State is ready to hit the road to face Purdue in the next Big Ten conference game. It’s the next step on a journey the Buckeyes hope end in a trip to Indianapolis and beyond.

But the Boilermakers aren’t called the Spoilermakers for no reason. Purdue has beaten Ohio State several times through the years when least expected, not the least of which occurred the last time the Scarlet and Gray traveled to West Lafayette in 2018.

It’s something that new Purdue head coach Ryan Walters is embracing. He knows the history and will try to have his team shock the world again on Saturday. Before that though, he met with the local media to discuss the matchup and what he sees from Ohio State.

He was very complimentary of OSU and the job that Ryan Day has done with the program but also was embracing the challenge of playing one of the best teams in the country as an opportunity.

You can catch all of his comments by watching the below video of the press conference thanks to the PurdueSports YouTube channel.

Purdue will do the unthinkable on Saturday at noon when it kicks things off against Ohio State. We’ll be here leading up to the game, during the action, and after with more content as we root for the Buckeyes to show growth and keep things going. Stay with us and check back often.

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Everything you need to know about the 2023 Purdue Boilermakers

Purdue Boilermakers team preview:

Wisconsin travels to West Lafayette, Indiana Friday night for its Big Ten opener against the Purdue Boilermakers.

The Badgers have a lot to fix after a sleepy 35-14 win over Georgia Southern. The defense is getting beat through the air consistently, while the offense is still struggling to put together consistent drives.

Related: Big Ten Power Rankings after Week 3: Wisconsin rises after ugly win

There is good news and bad news with the matchup against Purdue. The good: Wisconsin hasn’t lost to Purdue since 2003 and never seems fazed by the road environment. The bad: A Friday night game doesn’t bode great for an offense struggling with consistency and execution.

Either way, it’s a matchup Wisconsin must win if it wants to win the Big Ten West for the first time since 2019.

Before the matchup, here is everything you need to know about the 2023 Purdue Boilermakers:

Purdue HC Ryan Walters discusses Wisconsin’s 16-game win streak against the Boilermakers

Purdue HC Ryan Walters is aware of his program’s struggles against Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Badgers enter Week 4 of the 2023 football season at 2-1, though still with more questions than answers about the caliber of the team.

Convincing out-of-conference wins against Buffalo and Georgia Southern looked easy on the scoreboard, though neither felt like the resounding blowouts they should’ve been. Then add a 31-22 loss at Washington State and you’re looking at a Wisconsin Badger team with a worse season-long outlook than they had entering Week 1.

Next up is a trip to West Lafayette for a Friday night matchup with 1-2 Purdue. The Badgers haven’t lost to the Boilermakers since 2003, now having won sixteen straight games in the series.

Related: Big Ten Power Rankings after Week 3: Wisconsin rises after ugly win

Purdue new head coach Ryan Walters is already off to a shaky start to his tenure with home losses to Fresno State and Syracuse. Walters spoke on Wisconsin’s dominance of Purdue over the last two decades, noting “if we want to get to where we want to go as a program, that’s a school we’re going to have to beat year in and year out.”

Friday night could be a tale of two trajectories at the final whistle. Whichever team wins has a leg-up in the Big Ten West and could appear to have turned a corner, while the loser will have its Big Ten Championship hopes quickly fade away.

Ranking the Big Ten’s head coaching hires

Who was the best head coach hired in the Big Ten? #B1G

It was a relatively calm off-season for the Big Ten on the coaching carousel portion until the Northwestern situation exploded in the summer resulting in the termination of long-time head coach and former player, Pat Fitzgerald.

Only three schools made changes to their head coach. The Wisconsin Badgers fired Paul Chryst (which in my opinion was a bit too soon), the Nebraska Cornhuskers, who canned Scott Frost (which took too long), and the Purdue Boilermakers who lost Jeff Brohm to the Louisville Cardinals.

Both the Nebraska and Wisconsin jobs are considered top-tier positions due to their history, prestige, and financial backing. That’s rather ironic considering that Purdue has had the most success on the field of the three but typically relies on finding up-and-comers or promoting coordinators.

Due to the gap in potential candidates between schools, it is always hard to gauge and compare hirings, but when it comes right down to it, the only question that needs to be answered is, was this guy a good hire?

Let’s dive into our rankings of the new head coaches in the Big Ten in 2023, not including Northwestern as their situation and new head coach wasn’t chosen by choice.

Ryan Walters among head coaches facing tough slates to begin their tenures

Ryan Walters will have quite the start to his coaching career in the first six weeks of the season.

When the Purdue Boilermakers lost head coach Jeff Brohm to his alma mater Louisville, they had to act swiftly to name a head coach. The school looked within the Big Ten to snag Illinois defensive coordinator Ryan Walters as the new head coach.

Walters brought offensive coordinator Graham Harrell over from West Virginia to implement the new offense. Harrell is among the best quarterbacks of the modern era and still holds NCAA records for most 300-yard passing games in a season and career.

This duo is going to face tough sledding as they start the 2023 season. Walters is among a group of first-year coaches facing the toughest schedules as they start their new tenures.

The Purdue schedule:

  • vs Fresno State (Sept. 2)
  • at Virginia Tech (Sept. 9)
  • vs Syracuse (Sept. 16)
  • vs Wisconsin (Sept. 23)
  • vs Illinois (Sept. 30)
  • at Iowa (Oct. 7)
  • vs Ohio State (Oct. 14)

The Boilermakers will have their open week following the matchup against the Buckeyes in West Lafayette, Indiana. The added transfer quarterback Hudson Card from the Texas Longhorns to run Harrell’s offense in year one.

Last season Purdue finished No. 6 in the Big Ten with 26.6 points per game. They will look to improve the offense with a higher scoring offense in the modified ‘Air Raid’ system.

Walters’ calling card is on the defensive side of the ball. Purdue finished in the bottom half of the conference at No. 9 with 27.4 points per game surrendered. That number should come down in year one under Walters. Last season with the Fighting Illini, his defense was No. 1 in the Big Ten at 12.8 points per game allowed.

Other notable coaches who have tough opening schedules include Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders and Wisconsin Badgers head coach Luke Fickell.

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