USC defeated Rutgers in double overtime in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. What is the scouting report as Purdue prepares for the Trojans?

I wish I got paid enough to preview everyone in the Big Ten tournament RIGHT NOW, but unfortunately, that level of compensation still eludes me. Regardless, I still wanted to give y’all a place to talk about the games today if you’re interested,

On this week's Boiler Banter Podcast, Brandon Brown and Dustin Schutte talk about Purdue's postseason hopes and Braden Smith winning Big Ten Player of the Year.

Purdue’s Braden Smith was named the Big Ten player of the year and Michigan State’s Tom Izzo coach of the year by coaches and the media in voting coordinated by the conference. Smith and Izzo won the same honors from The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Michigan State’s Tom Izzo was named Big Ten Coach of the Year for the fourth time, among the other conference awards announced Tuesday.