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Barry Odom has made a handful of changes to the coaching staff for Purdue's 2026 season. Are those changes positive or negative? We grade those moves.
Since Joe Tiller retired in 2008, Purdue football has had five head coaches. All have chased what the 2000 team accomplished.
Joe Tiller took his Boilermakers on a trip to Pasadena, California, several years before they eventually made the Rose Bowl. More on that foundational moment:
A look at how Purdue is building toward the '26 campaign and the changes coming to the Boilermaker roster and coaching staff this offseason.
The game itself was one that got away, but a prime rib-eating contest, trying In-N-Out for the first time and more bring fond memories of a historic season.
The Purdue football program lost their defensive coordinator after Mike Scherer decided to voluntarily leave the program.
Purdue's three coordinators and seven on-field coaches comprised a total salary pool of $6.25 million last season. That may fluctuate up or down pending the contract details for defensive coordinator Kevin Kane. No exact salary pool is specified in Odom's contract, only that it would remain "competitive with other Conference and peer programs."
Before a lot of them went on to success at other colleges or the NFL, Purdue's staff under Joe Tiller was unified in a mission to win a Big Ten title.
Win and into the Rose Bowl for the Boilermakers against archrival Purdue during the 2000 season, and they did so emphatically, creating lasting memories.
The Boilermakers are finalizing an agreement to fill one of their two offensive staff openings. Here's what we know.