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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...