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Purdue football opens its season against Ball State at Ross-Ade Stadium under new head coach Barry Odom.

The game kicks off at noon ET on Saturday, August 30th and will be broadcast on BTN.

Both teams have new head coaches, with Mike Uremovich, a Purdue graduate, leading Ball State.

Purdue is heavily favored with a 17.5-point spread.

Coming off a 1-11 campaign in 2024, the Purdue football team will begin a new season today against Ball State at Ross-Ade Stadium.

Barry Odom takes over as head coach of the Boilermakers after a two-year stint at UNLV where he went 19-8. Odom named Ryan Browne as the team's starting quarterback against Ball State . Browne started two games for the Boilermakers last season, transferred and studied under Bill Belichick at No

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