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Pair of Key Boilers to Miss Purdue’s Season Opener vs. Indiana State
Purdue coach revealed some bad news on Monday, saying that projected starting cornerback Nyland Green and wide receiver CJ Smith will miss the season opener against Indiana State.
Both Green and Smith transferred to Purdue from Georgia in the offseason. Both are also expected to be key pieces for the Boilermakers in 2024. While it’s an unfortunate update, Walters sounds hopeful that both will be able to return for the Sept. 14 showdown against rival Notre Dame.
Walters said that Smith has a hamstring injury and Green is battling a foot issue.
“(Smith’s injury) is not as bad as we initially thought, and he has responded very well to treatment,” said Walters. “He’ll miss that first game. Luckily, we got a bye week (Sept. 7) after that and the goal is to get him back for Notre Dame. That’s a very real possibility. But, bottom line is, we’re not going to bring him back until he’s ready.
“Nyland got his foot stepped on. He’s got a non-surgical injury to his foot, which is a blessing. It could have been a lot worse. He will miss that first game, but, again, we got a bye week. You can’t tell him that he’s questionable for Notre Dame. In his mind, he’s playing in that one.”
While having a bye week so early in the season isn’t always the best positioning, Walters says he’s “praising the Lord” that the Boilermakers will have Sept. 7 off to get healthy for the showdown against the Fighting Irish.
Purdue finished last season with a 4-8 record and is looking for a bounce-back year. The Boilers open the season against the Sycamores on Aug. 31 at Ross-Ade Stadium. The game airs on Big Ten Network.
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RIPLEY COUNTY, Ind. (WSBT) — A statewide Silver Alert has been issued for two young children in Indiana.
Police in Ripley County, southeast of Indianapolis, are looing for the children who may be siblings.
The first child is 3-year-old Aaliyah Buckingham.
She was last seen wearing a pink cat shirt and tie-dye shorts.
The younger child is 1-year-old Shane Buckingham, last seen in a red shirt and diaper.
Police think both are with 45-year-old Timothy Buckingham, who was last seen driving a brown GMC truck.
Timothy is described as a 6′ 3″ white man weighing 225 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.
Photo of Timothy Buckingham provided by Indiana State Police
Police have not confirmed the relationship of the three, or why the children are believed to be in danger.
Anyone who sees the three are asked to contact the nearest police department.
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A firefighter for the Indianapolis Fire Department was sent to the hospital Wednesday after battling a fire at a vacant house.
According to a Facebook post made by IFD, the fire happened around 10:15 a.m. at a house on Bluff Rd. IFD says that there were several complications, including limited access to fire hydrants and “interior hoarder conditions” that IFD says was due to squatters.
The injured firefighter received “slight injury,” the Facebook post said.
It took over an hour and a half to get the fire under control, according to IFD, and another hour to put out all the remaining hot spots in the building.
According to IFD, the cause of the fire is currently unknown. Their Fire Investigations Unit is working on figuring out what caused the fire.
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