The 2025-26 athletics year should be intriguing for Purdue University in some ways.
The men’s basketball team is poised to make another run in the NCAA Tournament after advancing to the Sweet 16 for the second consecutive season in 2025. Meanwhile, the football team is coming off a 1-11 season and has a new coach in Barry Odom.

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