The talk of spring practice has revolved around Purdue's future at the quarterback position, with a quartet of options vying for the starting role for Barry Odom and the Boilermakers. While that foursome continues to battle day in and day out, don't expect a named starter to be revealed in the short-term.
Quarterbacks coach Darin Hinshaw said Tuesday that the competition could potentially lead all the way into August. Hinshaw also acknowledged that the competition was a significant storyline, but he is focused on building up the talented, but young, quarterback room in West Lafayette for the time being.
"I know everybody wants to know who the starter is and all that and everything. What I'm worried about is building a room. So if our first guy, second guy, third guy, that we can go win with whoever's in there. That's what it's about right now, is building a room, and that's what we're doing. And then again, we'll worry about that depth chart as we go," Hinshaw said.
While the end of spring practice in just under two weeks may or may not not mark when a starter is announced, it will be a key checkpoint in the race, as Hinshaw, Odom and offensive coordinator Josh Henson will have meetings with the quarterbacks to inform them of where things stand in the room.
"I'll talk with Coach Odom and Coach Henson, and we'll get to that point towards the end of spring, and then we'll have our individual meetings, and I'll tell them where they stand, and then we'll decide what we want to tell people and all that. And that'll be a message from Coach Odom," Hinshaw said.
Among the four contenders for the starting job, they have a combined 55 attempts and two touchdown passes as a unit heading into 2025. While there is much talent and intrigue within the group, development and improvement is at the forefront of the spring checklist for the Purdue signal callers.
That is something Hinshaw has seen out of each quarterback thus far.
"They've all, from day one to where we are now in practice nine that we just finished, there's been just a gradual improvement with each one of them. And the main thing that I tell them every day is to bring your 'A game' every single day and get better every single day and listen to the process," Hinshaw said.
Throughout the spring, Malachi Singleton, Evans Chuba, EJ Colson and Bennett Meredith have evenly split reps, each having the chance to run the show with the first team offense, while also taking snaps with the second and third units. Hinshaw ...
