As Purdue football enters a critical year of 2026, host Jordan Jones examines the perceptional issues that surround the program. First, the hire of Kevin Kane of defensive coordinator brings fans back to a miserable era of Boilermaker football. Then, Jordan pivots to the financial component of the transfer portal and the perception that Purdue can't stack up to its peers. He sizes up the current roster and looks at all of Purdue's many areas of need in the portal before touching on the importance of Saturday's basketball game at Wisconsin.

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