In 1891, according to the Purdue University website: "Under accusations of recruiting athletes from boiler shops, the 'Boilermakers' name is adopted for Purdue’s athletic teams. An 85,000-pound ...

What is Purdue's mascot? "Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon tried to help this week, but didn't quite come up with an answer. Fallon and an "audience member" (a staff member) talked over a beat ...

A skit from The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon attempted to make Purdue's "Boilermakers" nickname the butt of the joke. But after a few rounds on social media, plenty of fans wearing gold and ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — You might have seen "Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon's good-natured ribbing of Purdue and its well-known moniker, the Boilermakers, from Wednesday night's show.