Purdue is hiring Illinois DC Ryan Walters to be its next head coach
“I am incredibly humbled and honored to serve as the head football coach at Purdue University,” Walters said in a statement. “I am grateful to Director of Athletics Mike Bobinski and to President Daniels for this incredible opportunity. Purdue is a world-class university, and our football program will pursue the same excellence exhibited across our campus. My wife Tara and I, along with our boys, are beyond excited to join the Purdue and West Lafayette communities.
Walters, a finalist for the Broyles Award—given to the nation’s top assistant—this season, emerged as a breakout coaching star in his second year at Illinois. He led a defense that ranked No. 1 nationally in scoring defense and No. 2 in total defense in 2022. Latest NCAAF News
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