Purdue hires Illinois DC Ryan Walters as head football coach
New York TimesPurdue hired former Illinois defensive coordinator Ryan Walters as head football coach, the program announced Tuesday. — Fortuna How Boilermakers’ identity could change under Walters Walters is the first Purdue head coach with a defensive background since Leon Burtnett was hired in 1982. — Vannini What they’re saying Bobinski said Walters stood out as a candidate “because of the energy, passion and intelligence he displayed as a defensive coordinator in both the Big Ten Conference and Southeastern Conference.” “His meteoric rise in the coaching profession is, in large part, due to his unique ability to connect with his student athletes as both a coach and mentor,” Bobinski said in a statement. “With that in mind, we look forward to the culture and atmosphere of success he and his staff will instill in and around our football program, and we see him as a perfect fit for our University and this community.” Walters said in a statement: “I am incredibly humbled and honored to serve as the head football coach at Purdue University.
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