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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue football home opener is fast approaching.
The Boilermakers, under third-year head coach Jeff Brohm, play host to Vanderbilt of the SEC on Saturday at Ross-Ade Stadium. Kickoff is set for noon ET, and the game will be televised by BTN.
A beautiful day is forecast (sunny with temperatures in the low-to-mid 70s), with a crowd of 50,000 or more expected. Tickets are available online and at the Hayes Family Athletics Ticket Office in Mackey Arena.
Tickets also are available for two new pregame activities -
Pete's Pregame at J. Nine: Fans looking for an easy tailgate option will love Pete's Pregame at J. Nine. This indoor tailgate inside the J. Nine Club at Mackey Arena includes unlimited food, soft drinks and water. Alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase inside the club. Pete's Pregame at J. Nine opens three hours prior to kickoff and closes 30 minutes prior to kickoff. Fans can purchase tickets for $30 per game ($40 for Indiana) online. Tickets also are available gamedays at the J. Nine Club.
Ross-Ade Field Pass: Have you ever wanted to get your photo on the field at Ross-Ade Stadium? You can this season with the Ross-Ade Field Pass. Starting at just $25, you can purchase this special pass to gain access to the North End Zone field level plaza to watch pregame warmups. This area is open 90 minutes prior to kickoff (when gates open) until 30 minutes prior to kickoff. The Ross-Ade Field Pass is available for purchase online. They are not available gamedays.
Saturday is Hammer Down Cancer Day. Season-ticket holders who have beaten cancer or currently are fighting the fight and their guests will form the pregame fan tunnel. The Tyler Trent Student Gate will be dedicated at 10 a.m.
BTN Tailgate will originate from the Sally & Bob Weist Plaza - site of the Boilermaker Crossing pregame fan event - from 10 a.m. to noon. Hosted by Dave Revsine, Gerry DiNardo, Howard Griffith and Michelle McMahon, BTN Tailgate is the home for Big Ten football fans on Saturday mornings with original features, special guests and Big Ten analysis live from campus. Boilermaker Crossing will open at 9 a.m.
Fans can welcome the Boilermakers to Ross-Ade when they arrive at the corner of Joe Tiller Drive and John R. Wooden Drive at 9:45 a.m. Saturday.
On the field, freshman defensive end George Karlaftis, from West Lafayette, had an outstanding collegiate debut in the season opener at Nevada on Aug. 30. He recorded four tackles, including 1.5 for loss, and led all edge defenders nationally with 14 quarterback pressures.
"I think George did a great job, gave us great effort," Brohm said. "He fought his butt off the entire game. We probably need to do some better things to give him a chance to get to the quarterback instead of just rushing around the edge. We need to mix in some games and stunts and things that give him the ability to rush in different ways. I think that will help him.
"But as far as playing hard, giving great effort, competing the entire game, he did an outstanding job."
2019 Schedule
Buy Tickets
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue football home opener is fast approaching.
The Boilermakers, under third-year head coach Jeff Brohm, play host to Vanderbilt of the SEC on Saturday at Ross-Ade Stadium. Kickoff is set for noon ET, and the game will be televised by BTN.
A beautiful day is forecast (sunny with temperatures in the low-to-mid 70s), with a crowd of 50,000 or more expected. Tickets are available online and at the Hayes Family Athletics Ticket Office in Mackey Arena.
Tickets also are available for two new pregame activities -
Pete's Pregame at J. Nine: Fans looking for an easy tailgate option will love Pete's Pregame at J. Nine. This indoor tailgate inside the J. Nine Club at Mackey Arena includes unlimited food, soft drinks and water. Alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase inside the club. Pete's Pregame at J. Nine opens three hours prior to kickoff and closes 30 minutes prior to kickoff. Fans can purchase tickets for $30 per game ($40 for Indiana) online. Tickets also are available gamedays at the J. Nine Club.
Ross-Ade Field Pass: Have you ever wanted to get your photo on the field at Ross-Ade Stadium? You can this season with the Ross-Ade Field Pass. Starting at just $25, you can purchase this special pass to gain access to the North End Zone field level plaza to watch pregame warmups. This area is open 90 minutes prior to kickoff (when gates open) until 30 minutes prior to kickoff. The Ross-Ade Field Pass is available for purchase online. They are not available gamedays.
Saturday is Hammer Down Cancer Day. Season-ticket holders who have beaten cancer or currently are fighting the fight and their guests will form the pregame fan tunnel. The Tyler Trent Student Gate will be dedicated at 10 a.m.
BTN Tailgate will originate from the Sally & Bob Weist Plaza - site of the Boilermaker Crossing pregame fan event - from 10 a.m. to noon. Hosted by Dave Revsine, Gerry DiNardo, Howard Griffith and Michelle McMahon, BTN Tailgate is the home for Big Ten football fans on Saturday mornings with original features, special guests and Big Ten analysis live from campus. Boilermaker Crossing will open at 9 a.m.
Fans can welcome the Boilermakers to Ross-Ade when they arrive at the corner of Joe Tiller Drive and John R. Wooden Drive at 9:45 a.m. Saturday.
On the field, freshman defensive end George Karlaftis, from West Lafayette, had an outstanding collegiate debut in the season opener at Nevada on Aug. 30. He recorded four tackles, including 1.5 for loss, and led all edge defenders nationally with 14 quarterback pressures.
"I think George did a great job, gave us great effort," Brohm said. "He fought his butt off the entire game. We probably need to do some better things to give him a chance to get to the quarterback instead of just rushing around the edge. We need to mix in some games and stunts and things that give him the ability to rush in different ways. I think that will help him.
"But as far as playing hard, giving great effort, competing the entire game, he did an outstanding job."