Purdue hired former Missouri and UNLV coach Barry Odom to succeed Ryan Walters Odom came from a defensive background ... would run the ball to open up the vertical passing game.

WEST LAFAYETTE − Purdue football, home of the Cradle of ... it seemed like even with a head coach who brought a defensive background that things wouldn’t stray from Boilermakers football ...

Walters, who previously worked as Illinois' defensive coordinator, is the first coach with a defensive background Purdue has hired ... that will take some vertical shots down the field, that ...

Here's the numbers for Purdue's participants at Wednesday's pro day. Joe Anderson, defensive tackle: 40-yard dash - 5.27; vertical jump - 26 1/2; broad jump - 8-5 Hudson Card, quarterback ...

Listed as a running back, Tracy brings a versatile background to the NFL. He played wide receiver at Iowa before changing positions at Purdue, where he also had a 98-yard kickoff return for a ...

WEST LAFAYETTE − On Wednesday afternoon, 11 former Purdue football players hoped ... Joe Anderson, defensive tackle: 40-yard dash - 5.27; vertical jump - 26 1/2; broad jump - 8-5 Hudson Card ...