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Purdue vs. Wake Forest Live Game Blog With Updates, Highlights & Analysis

Purdue and Wake Forest meet at Ross-Ade Stadium on Saturday at noon ET. Follow along for live updates, news, highlights and analysis throughout the game.
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Purdue's Chauncey Magwood (left) and Asaad Waseem (right) celebrate after a touchdown.
Purdue's Chauncey Magwood (left) and Asaad Waseem (right) celebrate after a touchdown. | USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — It's only the second week of the season, but Purdue already finds itself in a pivotal matchup. The Boilermakers welcome Wake Forest to Ross-Ade Stadium, hoping to snap a 20-game losing streak to Power Four opponents.

Purdue Boilermakers On SI will provide up-to-date news and analysis as the Boilermakers and Demon Deacons go head-to-head in West Lafayette. You can refresh this page frequently for live updates, news and analysis throughout the game.

Purdue (1-0) vs. Wake Forest (1-0) game blog

Purdue's offense huddles up.
Purdue's offense huddles up. | USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect

Double overtime

END — Wake Forest 38, Purdue 36. Gio Lopez scores on another QB keeper. A heartbreaking way to lose a football game for the Boilermakers. They fall to 1-1 and head to Los Angeles to play UCLA next.

0:00 — Purdue 36, Wake Forest 36. Gio Lopez scores on a keep from 2 yards out. It all comes down the 2-point conversion.

0:00 — Wake Forest converts. It was first ruled short of the line to gain, but after review, the officials overturned the call.

0:00 — The Boilers have forced Wake Forst into a 4th-and-15 from the 17-yard line. This play could be the ballgame.

0:00 — Purdue 36, Wake Forest 30. Fame Ijeboi scores from 3 yards out to give Purdue a touchdown lead. The two-point conversion fails. The Boilers are a stop away from getting a win today.

0:00 — Ryan Browne has played really well today. On a third down, he picks up a first down with his legs on a 6-yard run. A big play to keep the offense on the field.

Overtime

END — Purdue 30, Wake Forest 30. WOW! Ryan Browne connects with De'Nylon Morrissette while under pressure to tie the game and send it to double-overtime. We've had one heck of a game here at Ross-Ade Stadium today. The Purdue offense will start with the football now.

0:00 — Gabe Kirschke comes up with a huge sack on Ryan Browne on 3rd-and-2. Purdue loses seven yards. Now it's 4th-and-goal from the 9-yard line. Purdue takes a timeout with the game on the line.

0:00 — Wake Forest 30, Purdue 23. Gio Lopez connets with Bryce Kania for a 24-yard touchdown on the second play of overtime. The Boilermakers wanted an offensive holding but didn't get it.

0:00 — Purdue will play defense first in overtime. Can the Boilers set the tone and put their offense in position to win the game?

4th quarter

END — Purdue 23, Wake Forest 23. Jacobo Echeverria Lozano makes a short field goal to force overtime. The Boilermakers outscored the Demon Deacons 10-3 in the fourth quarter. The drive goes 11 plays for 61 yards.

0:17 — Two runs from Fame Ijeboi and Purdue faces 3rd-and-goal from the 5-yard line. The Boilermakers take a timeout. They'll have one play to score a touchdown, and if they can't convert, they'll trot out the field goal unit.

1:03 — Fame Ijeboi picks up a first down. Wake Forest takes its final timeout of the game. The run from Ijeboi is now under review.

1:08 — Purdue continues to run Fame Ijeboi and he continues to impress. Wake Forest takes a timeout. It's going to be 3rd-and-1 out of the timeout.

2:00 — Fame Ijeboi with a massive 25-yard gain on thid down. He was stopped dead in his tracks, spun out of a tackle and raced down the field to get the ball to the Wake Forest 18-yard line. What a huge play from Ijeboi. He has 96 yards on 18 carries.

3:31 — Purdue forces its first three-and-out of the day. Wake Forest dropped a few passes, then an errant throw from Gio Lopez on third down. Only 22 seconds come off the clock. Can the Boilers end the losing streak today?

3:53 — Wake Forest 23, Purdue 20. The Boilermakers are back within striking distance after a 7-yard touchdown run from Fame Ijeboi. He's up to 71 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries today. Purdue has all three timeouts, plus the two-minute timeout. The defense must get a stop on Wake Forest's drive. The scoring drive for Purdue went 10 plays for 75 yards.

5:44 — Purdue's offense is driving, getting the ball down to the Wake Forest 30-yard line. Jake Dickert takes a timeout to regroup. The Boilers have taken a lot of time off the clock. They desperately need a touchdown on this drive.

9:13 — Wake Forest 23, Purdue 13. The Boilers forced Wake Forest into another field goal, which was good from 44 yards out. The defense isn't giving up touchdowns, but time is running out. Purdue needs a touchdown on this next drive.

11:34 — Purdue's defense forced Wake Forest into a 3rd-and-6 from its own 5-yard line, but Gio Lopez converted on a scramble. Then, Drayden Dickman rips off a 44-yard gain and Purdue is flagged for a facemask. Wake Forest is at least in field goal range. The defense has to make a play.

13:28 — Purdue is forced to punt fron the Wake Forest 39-yard line. The Boilers had another first-down penalty, an intentional grounding on Ryan Browne, that took them off schedule. It's the third first-down penalty of the day. Dylan Drennan does his job, though, pinning Wake Forest to its 1-yard line on a beautiful 38-yard punt.

3rd quarter

END — Wake Forest 20, Purdue 13. Purdue faced a 3rd-and-long from its own 3-yard line, but Wake Forest bailed out the Boilers with a facemask penalty. Just before the end of the quarter, Ryan Browne completed a pass to Chauncey Magwood for a 22-yard pickup. Purdue begins the fourth quarter with the ball at their own 44-yard line.

1:52 — Ryan Browne completes a pass to Jaylan Hornsby which results in a Purdue first down. But Xavier Townsend is flagged for an illegal blindside block and it backs the Boilers up. 2nd-and-18 now.

2:54 — For the first time today, Purdue's defense forces Wake Forest into a punt. Gio Lopez botched a snap on 2nd down, leading to a 3rd-and-11. The Deacons tried to go over the top of the defense, but Lopez led Kam Shanks a little too much. The Wake Forest punt goes into the end zone and Purdue will start from the 25-yard line.

4:49 — Wake Forest 20, Purdue 13. A great play by Ryan Browne to connect with Chauncey Magwood to get 12 yards on the 1st-and-15, but can't get a completion on the following two plays. The Boilers got into the red zone, but failed to capitalize again. Jacobo Echerrevia Lozano connects on a 30-yard field goal to draw the Boilers back within a touchdown. The drive went 10 plays for 63 yards.

5:49 — Ryan Browne goes over the middle and connects with tight end Luca Puccinelli for an 18-yard gain. The Boilers are in the red zone again. Immediatley, Purdue is whistled for a false start which makes it 1st-and-15.

8:59 — After a good first play from Travis Terrell Jr., Purdue is helped out by a facemasking against Wake Forest. The Boilers will certainly take free yardage right now.

9:31 — Wake Forest 20, Purdue 10. The Demon Deacons converted a pair of third downs on the drive and had little resistance from the Purdue defense. The Boilers held strong in the red zone though, bringing pressure on 3rd-and-goal and forcing Gio Lopez into a bad throw. Connor Calvert adds three with a field goal to cap a 12-play, 71-yard drive.

15:00 — Wake Forest will open the third quarter receiving the football. The Boilermakers came out of the locker room last week and forced an immediate three-and-out against Indiana State last week. Can they have similar success today against Wake Forest?

2nd quarter

END: Wake Forest 17, Purdue 10. It was a rough half for Purdue's defense, with the Demon Deacons scoring on all three of their drives. Quarterback Gio Lopez completed 11-of-13 passes for 146 yards. Carlos Hernandez had 3 catches for 52 yards and Kam Shanks had 39 yards on 3 receptions. Running back Deuce Lawrence led the team with 25 rushing yards.

For the Boilermakers, Browne was 14-of-19 for 137 yards. Xavier Townsend had 4 catches for 42 yards, Chauncey Magwood caught 2 passes for 34 yards and Fame Ijeboi had 3 receptions for 21 yards. Ijeboi also led the Boilers on the ground with 36 yards on 9 carries.

0:02 — Wake Forest 17, Purdue 10. A nice drive by Purdue, but it can't get into the end zone. Ryan Browne had Xavier Townsend WIDE OPEN in the end zone, but he threw the pass to De'Nylon Morrissette along the sideline and into coverage. The Boilers settled for a field goal from Jacobo Echeverria Lozano. The drive goes 15 plays for 71 yards.

0:14 — Fame Ijeboi has been huge for Purdue late in this drive, catching a pair of passes to get down to the 4-yard line. The guy doesn't go down on first contact.

1:00 — A couple of completions from Ryan Browne to Chauncey Magwood and Asaad Waseem has Purdue down to the Wake Forest 23-yard line. The Demon Deacons get the ball out of halftime, so it is critical that the Boilermakers get points on this drive. A touchdown would be huge.

2:00 — Two-minute timeout. The Boilers have put together a solid drive late in the second quartr. They need points to close the gap and carry some confidence into halftime.

3:55 — Wake Forest 17, Purdue 7. Gio Lopez walks into the end zone to give the Deacons a two-score advantage. He's now 11-of-13 for 146 yards and has also rushed for 15 yards on three carries. The defense is a complete mess right now. There's no pass rush, the secondary can't cover receivers. Wake Forest's drive goes 10 plays for 76 yards and a touchdown.

6:36 — Purdue cannot generate any pass rush this afternoon. Gio Lopez has plenty of time to throw and the receivers are getting open easily. The defense is going to have to figure something out at halftime.

9:50 — An uninspiring drive from the Purdue offense. Micah Banuelos was flagged for a holding penalty on the first play of the drive, wiping out a six-yard run by Travis Terrell Jr. That put the Boilers behind the sticks. It's the first three-and-out of the game.

11:49 — Wake Forest 10, Purdue 7. A big stop from the Purdue defense after Wake Forest got deep into Purdue territory. The Boilers struggled to generate any pass rush and the secondary looked stuck in the mud, but they did just enough to keep the Deacons out of the end zone. The Wake Forest drive goes 10 plays for 58 yards and results in a Connor Calvert field goal from 39 yards out.

1st quarter

END — Purdue 7, Wake Forest 7. The Boilers have moved the ball well early on offense, but the botch snap on the second drive was crushing. Purdue's secondary has shown no signs of slowing down Wake Forest's offense.

1:15 — Purdue 7, Wake Forest 7. A botched snap on that drive put Purdue behind the chains early. The Boilermakers had to settle for a field goal attempt, but Jacobo Echeverria Lozano missed from 49 yards out. Purdue's defense needs to get a stop.

3:56 — Chauncey Magwood makes one heck of a catch from, hauling in a pass from Ryan Browne over the top of a defender. Defensive pass interference was called on the play, but Purdue declined. The Boilers didn't have that type of weapon in either of the last two seasons.

4:48 — It's only the opening drive, so I won't forecast the rest of the game, but Purdue' secondary continues to struggle on those third-down situations. It was a concern coming in to today's game.

4:58 — Purdue 7, Wake Forest 7. The Boilers had Wake Forest in a 3rd-and-6 from the 16-yard line, but Antonio Meeks slipped out to the flat and picked up a first down. Jeremy Lewis was also whistled for a roughing the passer penalty. Ty Clark scored from 4 yards out. Quarterback Gio Lopez went 3-of-4 for 39 yards and Clark had 14 yards. The drive went 13 plays for 73 yards.

5:58 — Some confusion from Wake Forest's offense. Purdue's crowd really got into it on the third-down and forced the Deacons to take a timeout. They face a 3rd-and-6 from the 16-yard line.

7:00 — Good opening drive from the Wake Forest offense. The Demon Deacons are having no trouble moving the football against Purdue's defense. They're inside the red zone. Can the Boiler defense force them into a field goal?

10:43 — Purdue 7, Wake Forest 0. The Boilers draw first blood courtesy of a 14-yard touchdown run by Fame Ijeboi. Purdue did an excellent job mixing up the run and the pass to keep Wake Forest guessing. Ijeboi had a huge third-down conversion early in the drive to keep the offense on the field. The Boiler drive went 8 plays for 75 yards. Ryan Browne went 3-of-3 for 40 yards and Ijeboi carried the ball five times for 20 yards.

12:36 — Wake Forest's Kadear Dembele gets a sack on quarterback Ryan Browne, but he's called for a facemask. The Boilers get a free first down as a result. Purdue is moving the ball well on this opening drive.

14:55 — Purdue goes to the air on the first play of the game. Ryan Browne completes an 18-yard pass to Xavier Townsend. Great start for the offense today.

Pregame

  • Purdue is expected to be without left tackle Joey Tanona and defensive back Mister Clark today.
  • Wake Forest wins the toss and defers to the second half. Purdue will take the ball to open the game.
  • The Boilermakers have taken the field in West Lafayette. We're just a few minutes from kickoff. No question, this is a significant game in the Barry Odom era.
  • Both teams have exited the field and we're under 25 minutes until kickoff. Fans continue to fill in at Ross-Ade Stadium. The clouds are still in the sky, but it looks like the rain may hold off.
  • I don't see veteran left tackle Joey Tanona going through warm-ups while both teams are on the field. He suffered an injury in fall camp and missed the opener against Indiana State. Looks like he may be out again this week.
  • It was a lovely morning early but the clouds are still lingering around Ross-Ade Stadium. We could see some showers around kickoff. How much could that impact today's game?

Kickoff between Purdue and Wake Forest is scheduled for noon ET. The game will air on Fox Sports 1 (FS1). This is the sixth meeting between the two teams, with Purdue owning a 4-1 advantage.

What's at stake

Barry Odom at Ross-Ade Stadium.
Barry Odom at Ross-Ade Stadium. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Purdue Boilermakers

Although it's only the second game in a long college football season, Saturday's matchup against Wake Forest feels like a potential turning point for the Barry Odom era at Purdue. The Boilermakers haven't defeated a Power Four opponent since a 35-31 victory over Indiana in November 2023.

A win over a quality Wake Forest squad would give Purdue momentum heading into Big Ten play next week, as it heads to Los Angeles for a late-night showdown with UCLA. If the Boilers fall to 1-1, there may not be much optimism from the fanbase about escaping L.A. with a win.

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

The Demon Deacons enjoyed a nine-win season a year ago under new head coach Jake Dickert. It was a tremendous start to his tenure in Winston-Salem, and he'd like to follow it up with another big year. Getting a road win against Purdue would get the Demon Deacons to 2-0 on the year before a big-time matchup against No. 7 Miami.

Wake Forest didn't have have a ton of trouble in road games last year, finishing with a 3-2 record away from its home field. Although the Boilermakers have struggled in recent seasons, getting a road victory over a Big Ten team would be a nice confidence booster moving forward.

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Dustin Schutte is the publisher of Purdue Boilermakers on SI and has spent more than a decade working in sports journalism. His career began in 2013, when he covered Big Ten football. He remained in that role for eight years before working at On SI to cover the Boilermakers. Dustin graduated from Manchester University in Indiana in 2010, where he played for the men's tennis team.

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