As far as inheriting jobs go, Ryan Walters could have done a lot worse than Purdue. Walters isn't stepping into a potential hornet's nest, as the Boilermaker support base is usually content with a competitive product that qualifies for bowl games and occasionally delivers the big season. But Jeff Brohm punched above his weight in West Lafayette, and hands off a team that won a crowded Big Ten West a year ago, so the situation at Ross-Ade Stadium isn't like what Deion Sanders is dealing with at Colorado. It's al so worth noting that the only reason this job opened in the first place was Brohm getting a call from his alma mater, Louisville, one of the few jobs that could have lured him away. Purdue was also bowl-eligible in four of five non-pandemic seasons under Brohm. The program is hardly in bad shape.
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