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Indiana State Sycamores

Game Information

Week: 1

Date: Friday, September 4, 2026

Location: West Lafayette, Indiana

Time: 7 PM EDT

TV: Big 10 Network

Head Coach – Curt Mallory

Seasons at Indiana State (as head coach): 9

Coaching Record at School: 27-67

Overall Coaching Record: 27-67

2025 Results

Overall Record: 3-9

McKendree: W – 41-24

Eastern Illinois: W – 38-14

(22 – FBS) Indiana: L – 0-73

(5 – FCS) Montana: L – 20-63

(10 – FCS) Southern Illinois: L – 27-55

(23 – FCS) South Dakota: L – 14-19

(1 – FCS) North Dakota State: L – 7-38

(8 – FCS) North Dakota: L – 17-46

(4 – FCS) South Dakota State: W – 24-12

(16 – FCS) Illinois State: L – 20-52

(20 FCS) Youngstown State: L – 29-48

Murray State: L – 17-37

2025 Stat Leaders

Offense

Passing Yards: Keegan Patterson – 1558 (Not Returning)

Touchdown Passes: Keegan Patterson – 12 (Not Returning)

Rushing Yards: Nick Osho – 712 (Not Returning)

Rushing Touchdowns: Nick Osho – 8 (Not Returning)

Receiving Yards: Rashad Rochelle – 863 (Not Returning)

Receiving Touchdowns: Rashad Rochelle – 9 (Not Returning)

Total Touchdowns: Rashad Rochelle – 10 (Not Returning)

Defense

Tackles: Kimal Clark – 145

Sacks: Jayden Childers – 3.5

Tackles for Loss: Lucas McAllister – 8.5

Interceptions: Jorge Valdes – 2

2026 Key Players

Offense

Quarterback: Elijah Owens

Offensive line: Drew Page (C)

Running back: Deon Brown

Wide Receiver / Tight End: Keshon Singlton

Defense

Defensive Line: Jayden Childers

Linebacker: Braxton Sampson

Secondary: Jorge Valdes

2026 Media Predictions

8th out of 9 teams in the Missouri Valley Conference

My Thoughts

No offense to the Sycamores, but if Indiana State gives Purdue any resistance, it’s a baaaaad sign for the Boilermakers. That said, I don’t think this will be a game. There are levels to college football, and while Purdue currently sits in the basement of the Big 10, Indiana State resides in the basement of the MVFC. Barry Odom and the Boilermakers have a Big 10-worthy roster this season. This should be a decent warm-up for Purdue. They need to avoid injury and put on a show for the home fans.

One interesting side note is that Brady Allen, Purdue’s former 4* quarterback recruit who left town with Jeff Brohm, is on the Indiana State roster. Allen, a 2022 recruit, has yet to throw a non-garbage-time pass in college football. Elijah Owens is a returning quarterback for the Sycamores and will be the favorite to win the starting job in camp, but maybe Allen finally gets a chance to show off his rocket arm at Indiana State? We’ll know more the week before the game, but either way, it won’t change the outcome. In a different universe, Allen doesn’t leave with Brohm and is Purdue’s starting quarterback for the game. I honestly feel bad for the dude; all that talent, and he hitched his wagon to a coach who is notorious for not starting quarterbacks he recruits.

This is the only “fun” game on the schedule; enjoy it. The other 11 will be significantly more stressful.

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