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Matt Painter Details Unique Path to Recruiting Guard Braden Smith to Purdue
Braden Smith wasn't a heavily recruited prospect out of high school. How did he wind up at Purdue? Matt Painter tells the ...
Colts' Braden Smith says OCD battle nearly derailed NFL career, but faith journey helped reclaim football joy
Indianapolis Colts offensive tackle Braden Smith found happiness in football again after he broke free from the strain ...
Purdue basketball roster, predicting starting lineup: Boilermakers bring back key pieces of Sweet 16 team
Matt Painter has guided Purdue to two of the past three Big Ten regular-season championships, made 10 straight NCAA ...
Braden Smith Opens Up: Why He Left the NFL Midseason to Face His OCD Head-On
When Colts tackle Braden Smith missed the final five games of last season, the headlines said 'personal reasons.' What they didn't say – but what Braden shared ...
Colts RT Braden Smith 'in a spectacular place' after career-threatening battle with OCD
Colts RT Braden Smith was considering retirement until he sought help for his OCD. '(Turned) a negative into the positive' ...
Braden Smith in a ‘spectacular place’ following OCD diagnosis
Smith, 29, was officially placed on the NFI (non-football injury) list Dec. 14 with, at the time, an undiagnosed medical ...
Men's NCAA basketball early top 25 teams: Best nonconference games
Regional rivalries, freshmen debuts and more of the most intriguing nonconference game to tune into for each preseason top 25 ...
Most essential Colts No. 4: Braden Smith's return is enormous for the offense
The next two weeks, IndyStar will be ranking the 15 Colts players most essential to 2025 success. Up at No. 4 is right tackle ...
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How Braden Smith became a different kind of center of attention for ...
Dustin and Ginny Smith met at Arkansas Tech, where they played Division II basketball — Dustin a point guard and Ginny a shooting guard. They moved to Indiana when Braden was about to turn 4 ...