The air is getting crisp and/or humid, travel plans being made, insanity is about to be experienced in its fullest as the 2023 college football season starts for your Purdue-centric Handsomes.

We preview the first year the Ryan Walters era for our Boilermakers, Hudson Card's debut under (a backup) center, Purdue's playmaking options, an offensive line that could surprise, a revitalized defense adjusting to a new identity, play the schedule game for our expectations, the Fresno State opener, on the new Ross Ade field, and take a wider look at the Big Ten and college football in the last season before college football's new Power 2 reality takes hold. And, of course, your lovely questions.

Join us live every Monday at 9pm on YouTube during the fall as the Handsome Hour begins its 18th season talking Purdue football. Yes, we're all old now.

Handsome Hour #196: Purdue Football 2023 Season Preview

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The portal closes at the end of the day today...and Purdue looks to be one scholarship over still...but Paint isn't worried.

QuickCast: What's Next for Purdue's Basketball Roster?

A look at the almost-set roster…and the future

Coach Walters' Secret

A sour ending doesn't make the season any less sweet.

The NCAA National Title game saw our Boilermakers handled on the perimeter by UConn's wings, as the Huskies limited Purdue to only 7 three pointers attempted, all while Zach Edey got whatever he wanted inside on Donovan Clingan (by Dan Hurley's design). But Purdue won the most games in its basketball history, Edey swept every National Player of the Year award for the second straight year (the first time in over 50 years, since Bill Walton at UCLA), Matt Painter and a roster that almost entirely returned completed a redemptive season a year after the FDU loss (arguably the worst loss in March Madness history).

And, oh yeah, our Purdue Boilermakers made the Final Four for the first time since 1980, and won a National Semifinal game for the first time since 1969.

By all measures, this could have been the greatest season in Purdue basketball's history, led by possibly Purdue's greatest player in its history, led by possibly Purdue's greatest coach in its history. Let's enjoy it all, without worrying about what anyone else says.

Basketball Beat #97: Purdue Beaten by UConn, Zach Edey's Boilermaker Finale, and A Redemptive Season

UConn put to bed any discussion of who was the best team in America earlier tonight in Phoenix.

Purdue Falls to UConn in Title Game

Purdue prepares for their toughest and last opponent of this fantastic ride of a season.

Handsome Hour #196: Purdue Football 2023 Season Preview

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